weather

links for 2007-04-04

About ready to be done, guys

Grrrr…

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
845 PM PST THU JAN 18 2007
CAZ048-055>058-191300-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070120T0000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
845 PM PST THU JAN 18 2007
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY.

-30,000°F

Last week, the National Weather Service website was a little wonky:

(screenshot of week's worth of weather forecasts showing highs and lows of -30,000 degrees and chance of precipitation of -30,000 percent)
(click to enlarge)

Either that or the weather was actually sucking energy out of the space-time continuum and into some other universe since Absolute Zero is only -459.67°F. That and there was really no chance of precipitation — so little in fact that it actually stopped raining in other cities to compensate. ;)

Flying Up Hills, Liquid Calories, Fair Weather Riders, and Nasty Weather Gear

Bicycling.com: “Fly Up Hills: Four climbing secrets that’ll have you soaring in 30 days”

This climbing regimen, from Ultrafit-certified coach Andy Applegate of a2coaching in Asheville, North Carolina, will put so much power into your pedals, your buddies will swear they see wings as you leave them in your wake. Start today and you’ll see results by the end of the month….

Starling Fitness: “Liquid Calories Count”

A University of North Carolina study shows that liquid calories are to blame for the obesity rates in the United States….Since we don’t tend to eat less food when we consume more liquid calories, and their study shows that consumption of extra calories when they are in drinks is linked to weight gain, they have suggested the following recommendations for drink consumption…

Ready to Ride: “Fair weather rider?”

If you are the kind of rider that cringes at the thought of getting wet when riding, here is a way to stay dry and still get your miles in….

Kent’s Bike Blog: “Good Gear for Bad Times”

Living and cycling in the Pacific Northwest I perhaps get too many chances to test foul weather gear. The Ultra Marathon Cycling Association (UMCA) decided to tap my expertise and had me write about some of my favorite bits of nasty weather gear….

100 degrees

100 degrees

I picked the wrong day to go on a 20-mile bike ride, but this was the temp when I got home. Yikes.