Just as I had finished wrapping my goretex jacket up and got my backpack and vest on ready to head out, I heard the tell-tale pitter-patter of rain.
So I took my t-shirt off (left the lifa vest on) and put the goretex on, and proceeded home. Was wet and raining on the roads, varying levels of rain, some was pretty hard, but mostly light-ish - was VERY warm and sweaty on the way back - temperature was around 13C. Goretex held up nicely, and it's very much windproof too. Loved riding in the rain, and I noticed that my schwinn headlight stopped working on it's own, intermittently (I'd notice, turn it off for a bit then turn it on and it worked again, didn't look dim to indicate batteries, so I suspect wet or lack of power). Glad I bought that PB 5000x last night - seemed to do a nice trick of "here I am", as the street lights washed it all out anyway. On my dark short stretch it didn't seem so wonderful, but was worlds better than the schwinn has ever been - so it's a benefit. I'll be working toward a more permanently better solution soon.

Fenders worked nicely, feet were a tad damp from sweat and rain and my fleece pants were just a little damp as you'd be if you walked in the rain, too - nothing ground breaking there, and I can't see myself wanting waterproof pants (though I probably will get some, if just for the wind-proofing some offer)

Another slow time home, I'm beginning to think that this newer route just takes that couple of minutes longer - 37 mins with 13mph avg.