Seems like your midwest wind caught up to me yesterday. Coming home last night around 11 it was gusting over 30 mph. Crossing the river was particularly nasty, it's about half of a mile on the bridge and there's nothing to stop the wind. I had to drop a gear, and a big gust nearly stopped me dead in my tracks.

I've got a short commute, so I don't mind it so much, but it's pretty disheartening to be struggling to go downhill!