I think that aero bars would help you cut through the wind, but it would also make you a little more unsteady - gusts could be harder to deal with. I like to embrace the wind in training for the extra resistance.

I did some running hill work today and wouldn't you know there was a strong headwind in my face going up the hill!!

I plan on doing my long ride this week tomorrow, hopefully the winds will subside by then. I'm not a big fan of riding in high winds because of what tsilcyc said. I'm not that comfortable in the aero position with a side wind, but with that said I would think you would be better off with aero bars in the wind - at least head on or to your back.

We had very high winds yesterday, too! We were running though, so at least it was less scary than it can be on a bike. Riding uphill into the wind is so discouraging...all that effort for 10-12 mph sometimes, if you're lucky. Then you turn a corner and fly along at 23+ with seemingly no effort. As for bike or bike setup with wind, a more aero tri bike would obviously cut the wind better, but all that stuff that's skinny to the wind front to back is wide to the wind that comes from either side, and that's what can take you by surprise and push you off the road or into traffic...especially as roadside features change, like a line of trees that suddenly gives way to a clearing or vice versa.

Yeah, all day yesterday afternoon and its still blowing about 20mph right now in sunny OC. I swear on all my rides it feels like when I ride south along the coast with a slight headwind, always looking forward to be heading back north with a slight tailwind....yet on my morning rides, by the time I start the way back up north the wind is always shifting and I usually get a sidewind or another headwind, dangit.