Today’s Weather Forecast Is Wrong

Here are the official unwritten* rules of weather forecasting if you’re going to be riding a bike:

  1. The official weather forecast is always wrong. It is always cycling weather.
  2. If you’re in any doubt about the Met Office’s nameless supercomputer ’s accuracy, you might be tempted to opt for more traditional methods - a bit of seaweed hanging up, a pine cone to look at, or just sticking your head outside to see what the weather’s like. Don’t waste your time - you’ll still be wrong. It’s always cycling weather.
  3. If you put off going out on your bike because the forecast is bad, you’ll see nothing but perfect cycling weather outside.
  4. The weather outside will be especially perfect for cycling if you have a few little chores you have to get done first.
  5. No matter how perfect the weather is for cycling, at the point when you’re furthest from home it will start to absolutely pish down. Probably mixed with hail. Sometimes live fish will also fall from the sky. But console yourself - it’s perfect weather for it.

Guess what happened to me over this weekend?

*these are no longer unwritten rules. I just wrote them down. Sorry about that if I’ve let the cat out of the bag on this one now.

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3 Responses to “ Today’s Weather Forecast Is Wrong ”

  1. townmouse on November 23, 2009 at 3:14 pm

    You forgot the Bi-directional headwind…

  2. Magicroundabout on November 23, 2009 at 6:28 pm

    Hah - you mean omni-directional, surely? :-)

    Can I add that if it’s been snowing or the ground is icy, it’s only cycling weather if either:
    - you have a mountain bike; or
    - the council decide to grit the cycle paths as well as the roads.

  3. Karl On Sea on November 23, 2009 at 6:53 pm

    There’s a third option for cycling on snowy-icy ground:
    - you are too stoopid to learn the lesson first time around or for that matter, second time just a few days later