Khurram Wadee ✅Today’s #weather is quite #stormy. There’s a strong #storm today with persistent heavy #rain and strong #SouthWesterly #winds gusting up to about 70 km/h but a steady 40 km/h. The #clouds are thick, cutting out a lot of light and making the whole day seem like dusk. So, it was best to be prepared for today’s #cycling and I wore my #waterproof #overtrousers as well as my usual #hi-viz jacket. Using #lights was also a must in these conditions.
You can tell that we’re in #November. There has been thick #CloudCover all day, with #Rain coming down over significant periods of the day. It has been dark and dank and although sunset was only about ten minutes ago, it has been feeling like dusk for a couple of hours already. My #BikeLights got put to good use today as did my #Overtrousers. It’s also lucky that I have two on the front and two on the back since one ran out of power en route.
#Cycling home today was fun. The first bit #storm designated #StormCiaran is here and so the #rain was heavy with a south-easterly #wind gusting to about 50 km/h. Luckily, I’d packed my #waterproof #overtrousers and so I didn’t get too wet except around my ankles, wrists and a bit down the back of my neck.
I usually enjoy #cycling in the #rain but today, in addition to a persistent precipitation, there was a blustery #wind #gusting up to about 70 km/h from the #south. There were a couple of moments on my ride home where I felt a little unsafe and unstable in the saddle at higher speeds. On a side note, I ought to add that #waterproof #overtrousers are an absolutely brilliant invention.