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Great app, I use it every day. The last couple of weeks it has been very useful. The rain in Galicia has been unreal and every predicted moment of no rain a blessing!We have found the app Windy (recommended by VNwalking in this thread, #43) so useful in the last few days that I put together a few photos for anybody who might have missed the original mention. You can save yourself hours of searching for weather info on the individual towns in front of you by using this consolidator app to get a visual picture of an entire area showing forecasts of where snow or rain will be, at what depth or intensity, and how long it will still be around. Of course, the forecasts may turn out to be wrong, but it sure beats anything else I’ve used.
1. Download the app.
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2. Zoom in to the area of the world you are interested in, and click on the menu symbol, bottom right.
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3. Tap on more layers.
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4. Tap on the desired option (new snow, snow depth, rain accumulation, and many more).
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5.Tap on the main map and select the desired time period at the bottom of the screen.
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6. For detailed info on a particular spot, tap the screen. A white dot will appear near the top of the screen. Move the map so your desired location is under the white dot. (You can’t move the white dot; you have to slide the map around.)
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Thank you, @VNwalking, for this great tip. It has been immensely helpful to us with the recent November storms. We are now happily back on track in Galicia. (journal here)
Very nice, thank you for pointing it out in a separate thread and for posting some of the visuals. I'll keep Windy bookmarked and may even download the app.Thank you, @VNwalking, for this great tip. It has been immensely helpful to us with the recent November storms. We are now happily back on track in Galicia. (journal here)
I tend to use the local paper as weather symbols are universal I also ask locals . cafe owners etc. I also take a long distance scan before I set off and pack accordingly. Function before form.@VNwalking I just looked up this app and it will work anywhere in the world! Yay!
I never ask the locals about what the weather is going to be like. I am a local at home and I grew up in a small agricultural village where everyone is a local, and in my experience of many decades locals listen to the news on the radio or telly or read the newspaper to find out what the weather will be like today and tomorrow, just like I and everybody else doesI also ask locals . cafe owners etc.
Yesterday, the Bomberos of Navarra were busy with dealing with damage caused by the strong winds, luckily material damage only. The only persons, says their press release, that needed their direct intervention was a group of 7 pilgrims, two of them minors, on the Camino to Santiago both on foot and on bicycle who called for help on the Ibañeta pass between SJPP and Roncesvalles when they realised that the strong wind gusts made it too difficult for them to continue.“If you are cold; walk faster”. You’ll never find that on an app.
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