Glad I didn't ride to work today

Severe weather warning for this afternoon - 

Strong and squally winds are expected near the front. Winds averaging 55 to 65 km/h may be experienced in parts, with gusts of 90 to 100 km/h. 

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDS65503.shtml

Good luck to all that will be riding in those conditions

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Permalink Reply by Simon Lownsborough on May 23, 2012 at 14:01

This will be interesting, Glenelg to Sema4 @ 4.30.

Fast ride this morning tho. :-)

Permalink Reply by Kara T on May 23, 2012 at 14:10

Those 100km/hr southerlys will push me home!

Permalink Reply by Martin Turner on May 23, 2012 at 22:13

But will your brakes slow you down from 100 to 0km/hr once you get to your house??

Permalink Reply by Jase "Flatty" C on May 23, 2012 at 14:24

Northwest winds - typically denotes the direction the wind is coming from.  City - Payneham will be tough.

That said, last time Adelaide got a severe weather warning, it was more a damp fart than gale force winds.

Permalink Reply by Baron Von Thierry on May 23, 2012 at 14:52

"more a damp fart than gale force winds"

I'm counting on it... 

Permalink Reply by Baron Von Thierry on May 23, 2012 at 16:39

bugga..... looking wet...

Permalink Reply by hozozco on May 23, 2012 at 15:54

I was given wet weather gear for my birthday, so I'm happy with the rain.

Not so excited by the headwinds...oh, well a good adventure!

Simon

Permalink Reply by Tim B on May 23, 2012 at 16:51
Take it easy in the hills, just been up through Norton - Marble Hill and Montacute. There is a lot of debri, broken sticks and branches all over the road up there. Norton isnt too bad at the moment, but Marble Hill and Montacute Heights has a lot of junk mid corner and is wet and slippery.

I assume other roads about the place will be similar.
Permalink Reply by Wayne Horslen on May 23, 2012 at 17:49

Got home just before the rain set in. Nice warm shower and coffee.

 

Permalink Reply by Martin Turner on May 23, 2012 at 18:03

Spied a lone cyclist crawling up the main street into Stirling this morning....the rain came pelting down about 10 minutes later.

I did the Mount Lofty-waterfall Gulley walk about 1pm and it was blowing a gale at Mt Lofty.

Permalink Reply by hozozco on May 23, 2012 at 18:18

Just got home to Hallett Cove from FMC (up the veloway).

Not too bad.  Jacket works well, shoe covers work well, gloves are OK - my old 'waterproof' pants are terrible.  I think they're wetter on the inside than they were on the outside!

I'm still trying to find a good pair of pants!

Simon

Permalink Reply by heather on May 23, 2012 at 20:38

I was lucky cycling to the physio. Headed off after some winds had abated and got home as the rain came down.

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