iandg
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UK's prevailing wind is not simply SW quadrant round the year.
Seasonal variation of the prevailing wind direction in Britain
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wea.301/pdf
"For the months of April and May the frequency of northeasterlies is about equal to that of southwesterlies. In fact, during some decades, the prevailing wind at many sites during these months is northeasterly."
So in April or May you're just as likely to have favourable wind going NE-SW to Barra. And (according to @dellzeqq ) midge free whatever the wind strength.
My regular training (and other Heb CC colleagues) tells me otherwise. It's very rare that training rides set off in a northerly direction to get a tail wind return.
Although spring tends to have a maximum frequency of winds from the north east, the majority are still south-westerly.
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