Rush wind readings on a south

[MikE mAy]

so how true does penny's read on a south? there is about a 10-15 mph spread between the two right now. if it stays like penny's i think i have a chance. if it is like stocton bar, then it's gnaryl and i'm going to willard....

i seem to recall that teh bar is on top of some mountain or hill where penny's is right at, or close to, ground level which might be more condusive to the conditions at the lake.

anybody help me out?

[Craig Goudie]

Penny's is down at lake level, and about 1.5 miles Southeast of Rush. It's a pretty good
indicator of what's at the surface of the lake.

-Craig

[Rick McClain]

Stockton Bar weather sensors are right by the cut through the gravel bar that the railroad has made and, because of its elevation, always reads higher than the wind on the water. I usually find the wind is blowing at an average of the two sites: Penny's and Stockton Bar.

[hedquista]

rick is right the average of the two is the correct reading north or south winds it doesnt matter

[Kenny]

One caveat, if the readings at Penny's are less than 10 mph on a South and Stockton is blowing 20, the wind speed at Rush is probably less than 10. This is especially true in the morning. It often takes a while for a south wind to fill in. Rush is a cold sink in the area and so the southern winds will honk above Rush at Stockton Bar and Grantsville Reservior, but the water will be glass at Rush. Watch for the readings to go above 15 mph at Penny's before you go to Rush on a south.

On a south, I find that Penny's is more accurate for what is happening than Stockton Bar. On a north, I would take the average between Penny's and Stockton Bar.

Since we are talking about south wind at Rush. The best days are when it blows south all night and continues into the morning. The smooth SE morning winds at Rush are often as good as the north winds in the afternoon. The forecast that often is frustrating at Rush is 10 - 15 out of the south. The north winds pickup in the afternoon and you get a classic north fighting the south puff bust at Rush. I ride the salt ponds, lake point ponds, or burmester on those days because those locations remain solidly north.