4°C, very strong E, some brief showers, ‘feelslike’ -2°C

Outward was really hard today. A fierce cold easterly was the real barrier. At times, I got out the saddle on level ground in the lowest gear. There aren’t many days like this. Gusts swept across fields or whipped between houses. Those reduced speed down to 6mph.

At its root, the weather is the same it has been all year. Okay, temperatures have varied between 4-8°C, but we’re dominated by easterly winds, almost all between east & south south east. I’m watching to see any long term change coming.

4°C, very strong E, some brief showers, ‘feelslike’ -2°C

Outward was really hard today. A fierce cold easterly was the real barrier. At times, I got out the saddle on level ground in the lowest gear. There aren’t many days like this. Gusts swept across fields or whipped between houses. Those reduced speed down to 6mph. It was more like winching myself along.