Can anyone recommend good wind/weather data sources for outdoor rides? It feels pretty brutal sometimes and I’d like to try to get good wind data afterward so I can understand my training results better. Two examples for the same stretch of straight road:
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Dec/28, an Endurance ride: westbound at 17.2 mph on only 90W (5.2 W/mph), but eastbound just 12.9 mph on 137W (10.6 W/mph).
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Dec/22, a Tempo ride: westbound 20.2 mph on 128W (6.3 W/mph), but eastbound 14.5 mph on 186W (12.8 W/mph).
In both cases, the power per unit of speed more than doubles comparing tailwind to headwind. And given my FTP of just 178W at the moment, that’s a huge energy drain.
I’ve found two sources that give me some idea of wind data so far:
Wunderground
LocalConditions.com
But though I’m asking for HARB data from both (Homestead Air Reserve Base, since that’s the closest weather station to where I was riding), one basically says 10mph wind speed while the other says 13-14 mph. That’s a big difference.
And as I kept looking for the best available data, it occurred to me to ask the rest of you if you check wind data, and where…
Thanks for any input you may have.