Alert Extremely nasty weather coming to Portugal and Galicia later this week!

[Friend from Barquinha]

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From a Portuguese meteorologist who posts on X/Twitter:

Translation of his comments:

"And now the significant maps and predicted highs for the next 3 days! We consider everyone warned about the first autumnal event of the season! Let no one be caught off guard! Thank you for your attention."

"Ter" and "Qua" are short for the Portuguese terms for Tuesday and Wednesday. An earlier comment suggested this was a big storm blowing in from the southwest, to be followed by a low and temperatures well below normal.

Bom caminho and be sure you've got your raingear!
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[urbanmamma]

Thanks so much for the info

 

[naplesdon]

I am currently in Biarritz (Sunday 22/9) and it feels like November weather today. Thanks for the update.

 

[Friend from Barquinha]

I just read an update in Publico about the weather for the week, and it adds details suggesting that north of the mouth of the Mondego (east>west river through Coimbra) will get the worst of the weather; Tuesday night through Thursday; heavy rain and possibly high winds as well.

So anyone on the caminho from Porto north is likely to be subject to this. It also warns about the heavy rainfall in the areas that have had wildfires. Possibly of landslides because the land may be destabilized after losing its vegetation.

So take care!

 

[Former member 115996]

Santiago de Compostela is expected to receive 71 mm of rain on Wednesday (that's 71 litres per square meter). That's a lot of water.
Looks like perfect time to take a day off from walking in that area.

https://www.eltiempo.es/santiago-de-compostela.html

Edit: It was 71 mm at the time of my posting. The forecast has changed since then.

 

[Friend from Barquinha]

Santiago de Compostela is expected to receive 71 mm of rain on Wednesday (that's 71 litres per square meter). That's a lot of water.
Looks like perfect time to take a day off from walking in that area.

https://www.eltiempo.es/santiago-de-compostela.html

Edit: It was 71 mm at the time of my posting. The forecast has changed since then.

Good to hear it's changed. For the North Americans metrically challenged: 71 mm (millimetres) = 7 cm (centimetres) = close to 3 inches! (approximately 2 1/2 cm/in). That is ONE HECK of a lot of rain!

If it's even close to that amount, I would be very careful anywhere there are streams; likely to be some flooding, and streams could be quite dangerous.

 

[Walkerooni]

"For the North Americans metrically challenged: " Um, in Canada we have been using metric for 50 years. For most of us, a bit of mental math is required to figure out what a mile is!

 

[Friend from Barquinha]

"For the North Americans metrically challenged: " Um, in Canada we have been using metric for 50 years. For most of us, a bit of mental math is required to figure out what a mile is!

I'm Canadian myself, and of an age that I, myself, have been using metric for 50 years, but I know myself and lots of older Canadians who still pause, if rain is being predicted in mm...and think...hmm, how much rain is that? [Apologies to all Canadians who do *not* do that. Probably anyone under 60.]

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

(approximately 2 1/2 cm/in)

Actually in the USA the inch is defined metrically. It is 2.54 centimeters exactly.

 

[truenorthpilgrm]

"For the North Americans metrically challenged: " Um, in Canada we have been using metric for 50 years. For most of us, a bit of mental math is required to figure out what a mile is!

I feel like this comment is the equivalent to Canadian flags sewn on backpacks, telling the world they aren't Americans

Also, the original comment didn't suggest all of North America.

 

[Robo]

Actually in the USA the inch is defined metrically. It is 2.54 centimeters exactly.

As I think it is in most countries

 

[Friend from Barquinha]

Latest map from the Portuguese meteorologist:

Showing predicted accumulated rain from the 24th through to Friday, Oct. 4th.



He adds: "Few people know this, but Gerês is the wettest area of the Iberian Peninsula, with impressive annual rainfall values..."

 

[David with new Kit!]

I’m in Santiago, the weather is arriving fast! Lots of very wet pilgrims arriving

 

[ddowney]

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From a Portuguese meteorologist who posts on X/Twitter:

Translation of his comments:

"And now the significant maps and predicted highs for the next 3 days! We consider everyone warned about the first autumnal event of the season! Let no one be caught off guard! Thank you for your attention."

"Ter" and "Qua" are short for the Portuguese terms for Tuesday and Wednesday. An earlier comment suggested this was a big storm blowing in from the southwest, to be followed by a low and temperatures well below normal.

Bom caminho and be sure you've got your raingear!
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Yah, the missus and I lived through the endless rain early October 2023 on the CP