I have a fairly close friend who is an atmospheric scientist (essentially a meteorologist with a PhD) for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and he doesn’t hesitate to remind people that the weather doesn’t answer to the weatherman and that trying to forecast the weather more than 3-4 days out with any degree of confidence is a fools game.
With that in mind, I think I’ll postpone any concern about the weather during this ride until next Tuesday or so. Next Saturday sure looks good for the Rock Inn ride, though.