Wednesday, March 25, 2009

"Weather" or Not

I don't know what or who to believe regarding the weather. I've been glued to the internet for the past two days following the weekend weather forecasts and always come away just as confused as before. It seems I might have better luck with the Farmer's Almanac or a crystal ball.


The National Weather Service, our nation's official weather forecasting agency, is calling for an 80% chance of severe thunderstorms on Saturday.


However, the fine folks over on the Weather Channel are calling for only a 40% chance of scattered thunderstorms on Saturday. What's up with that? Also, is there really a difference between "partly cloudy" and "partly sunny" or is it all just weatherman semantics? All I want to know is will the trail be a muddy mess on Sunday?


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(Monkey Edit) I checked the weekend weather forecast for Columbia, TN this morning (3/26) and the Weather Channel now has a 30% chance for isolated thunderstorms on Saturday and the National Weather Service has a 70% chance for thunderstorms. I'm sure it will change again before the day is over, so I give up. I'm checking the weather the day before the race and going with that, muddy trail or not.
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2 comments:

Anj said...

From Duane Leach of the CCC:

"The rain is looking light and there will be time for it to dry for Sunday's Chickasaw Trace Classic in Columbia. So pack up your bike and come on!

Pre-riding will be available after our 15K on Saturday (about 11:00) a.m. and we will be registering in the cabin from 1:00 to 5:00 at the discounted price. If you can't make that, or you want to use a credit card, then sign up on line.

The course has changed: New start and ending section thanks to a new under-the-bridge trail.

See www.columbiacyclingclub.com for details including a map."

Either way, I have to be there. Up to this point, I really don't think we've had near as much rain right now as we did last year. Tomorrow will tell!

test said...

I'm in. :)