30 May 2020 Ride – Yarragon

As autumn gives way to winter and it promises to give us good weather with light winds for our last Saturday of the month ride. Yes, its 8am from Yarragon. It will be foggy so please have your batteries charged and lights on.

As with previous Saturday rides we will have our after ride coffees at Foggygobbles. have something warm for this after ride chin wag.

Saturday will be a patchy morning fog followed by a mostly sunny day with light winds becoming northerly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 1 and 6 with daytime temperatures reaching between 12 and 18.

23 May 2020 Ride

Paring back of restrictions still remains the same where we still need to ride in  than bunches of not more than ten like we did last Saturday.  Rug up as it will be cool tomorrow with little change of rain.

It’s Darnum again setting off at 8am. Please have your batteries charged and lights especially your rear lights for the ride.

As with last week bring along something warm for coffee after as we still have to have to have our coffees outside.

There will be areas of morning fog and patchy frost in the north, then a cloudy day. Medium (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 2 and 7 with daytime temperatures reaching between 9 and 15.

16 May 2020 – resumption of ride

Trust you are all well and have been handling the recent restrictions without too much hassel fitting a ride or three along the way.

“Chairman Andrews” has now relaxed the Victorian Covid19 19 restrictions where can now ride, still observing social distancing, in groups up to 10 riders. We will have to split into two or more groups should there be more than 10 riders.

Weather for this Saturday all be it being cool promises to be quite perfect for us to resume our normal Saturday group ride. Please not we will have to takeaway our coffees. We could mingle in the carpark and around the nature strip table and bench. Bring along a warm coat to keep warm for coffee. Look forward to catching up with you all on Saturday.

Venue is Darnum setting off at 8am. Please have your batteries charged and lights on for the ride.

It will be a patchy morning fog on Saturday. It is forecast to be a sunny day with light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between zero and 4 with daytime temperatures reaching between 13 and 18.

2 May 2020 Ride (suspended)

Aa much as we would like to meet for a ride the COVID restrictions precludes us from doing so but allows groups of two to ride. In any case the weather tomorrow however will not be conducive for a ride with cold wet and windy weather predicted.

The curve is such there is talk about lifting certain restrictions. Let’s see what will transpire in the following weeks. In the mean time stay safe. Hope you are all well and looking forward to our usual group rides.

Saturday is forecast to be mostly cloudy with very high (90%) chance of showers, most likely in the morning. Snow falling above 1100 metres. Gusty winds. Heavy falls possible in the west. Winds westerly 35 to 50 km/h with stronger squalls, particularly near the coast and about the ranges. Overnight temperatures falling to between 3 and 7 with daytime temperatures reaching between 7 and 13.