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Yup! It has been a bit nuts around here! At least it's not always windy, but it has been basically raining since September 18 or so. I keep telling myself it has to end sometime... but then they announce a new storm brewing off the coast.There has been rain on each of the last 25 consecutive days in Santiago. November is on its way to becoming the wettest in years. YUCK!!
Cinco ciudades gallegas acumulan más de 20 días de lluvia consecutivos
Ha llovido todos los días del mes de noviembre salvo en Ourense y Pontevedra. En Santiago hubo precipitaciones durante los últimos 25 díaswww.lavozdegalicia.es
I hope you are persevering well, NYC, in spite of the rain...I think I might be about ready for a "meltdown" after ten days of it.From the 11TH of November to this morning nothing but rain.
Hang in there, good people!
Wow, it sounds so intense. When the sun finally shines you'll appreciate it soooooo much.
I was under the impression that the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain. LOL
I was under the impression that the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain. LOL
I'm not an expert but we wondered recently whether that's what Atlantic weather is like? Rain and sunshine swiftly following each other? ☺And my inner realist was right ;-) Have a look now: http://www.crtvg.es/crtvg/camaras-web/praza-do-obradoiro
I'm not an expert but we wondered recently whether that's what Atlantic weather is like? Rain and sunshine swiftly following each other? ☺
We were in the area recently during the cold snap. My Spanish is limited so my opening gambit for any conversation is often the weather, in this case: hay lluvia or hay mucha lluvia. And the answer was nearly always: it's autumn, or it's winter, and in one case this is much more like I remember it. Last year it was too dry, the rain started only in January. FWIW.But rain is still the predominant feature, especially in winter ;-)
No, no, no! Every pilgrim worth his or her salt KNOWS that...
"The rain in Spain falls mainly...on Galicia..."
Credit for this truth goes to the late Rev. Philip J. Wren, one of our most veteran members, before his untimely passing while on Camino in May 2013. I had the honor of knowing him, walking with him, and hearing him repeat it often in the week leading up to his passing.
Hmm. It wasn't raining when I reached Santiago on Monday 18 Nov 2019...There has been rain on each of the last 25 consecutive days in Santiago. November is on its way to becoming the wettest in years. YUCK!!
Cinco ciudades gallegas acumulan más de 20 días de lluvia consecutivos
Ha llovido todos los días del mes de noviembre salvo en Ourense y Pontevedra. En Santiago hubo precipitaciones durante los últimos 25 díaswww.lavozdegalicia.es
Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord: even so saith the Spirit; for they rest from their labours.
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Yesterday it rained nearly all day and with large wind gusts in Obradoiro. Worse weather than on the Camino de Invierno.Is it really so bad? Everywhere in Galicia? All day and all night? Are the webcams lying? Because that's what they show for Santiago right now:
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I'm not an expert but we wondered recently whether that's what Atlantic weather is like? Rain and sunshine swiftly following each other? ☺
I'm hoping by the time I start on the 15th December it's a bit better.
In 2000 the Western Morning news had a running total on its front page of the days it had rained consecutively in Devon since early September, they started at around 80 and it got up to 103 days before we had a clear day.
...See any arks floating by?????
oh dear, you have got a mother? You are so lucky! rejoice and be glad.Well, I live on the other side of that same ocean, about 10 km from the beach. I can tell you that the majority of our weather comes from the southeast, off the Atlantic Ocean.
At times, if the winds shift, our weather will come from the southwest, from the the direction of the Gulf of Mexico, but these clouds must first travel 100 km or more, across the Everglades, to get to my area.
On a typical day, it rains here in the early morning hours, before sunrise, then bands of clouds can drift over a provide very interesting if short rain showers. It does not even have to be generally cloudy.
It can rain on a very sunny day. If there is a cloud in any sky, there is a chance of rain, however, brief. So, this explains the high humidity much of the year, as well as the lush and beautiful tropical foliage.
"Sunshowers" are a common occurrence here. The other odd thing I notice is that it can rain on one side of a road, and not on the other, or on one block, and not another. While driving, it is common to encounter these 'ocean squalls' regularly. They are small and localized.
I understand the reason is that individual clouds coming in off the Atlantic may contain so much water, that it takes only the smallest stimulus to entice them to drop their suspended water as rain. Fortunately, living in a tropical zone, snow is not on offer...
Usually it is the temperature gradient when the clouds cross from the ocean to being over land that will cause the rain to fall. We have no mountains or even hills to interrupt the passage of the clouds, such as exist across northern Spain.
This is the same, but opposite of the patterns in northern Spain. Primarily, it is the temperature that makes the results more interesting. When I want to see snow, I either turn the TV on, or go visit someone up north during the winter.
Each January, I fly up to upstate New York State, just on the US side of Lake Erie, opposite Toronto, Canada, to fetch my mother to bring her down to Florida for part of the winter. After a couple of months here, I return with her, usually in March, before my "Camino-time" approaches. Each brief 3-5 day stay "up there" more than satisfies my desire to encounter snow...brrrr...
Hope this helps the dialog.
And may I say, wherever it comes from, the rain hitting you in Galicia has wings, it is shooting all over the place. Have a look at the Norwegian weather app - someone here recommended it. I just love watching the rain pelting down all over the screen. When I am inside.Today I felt really tempted to start building one ;-) BC SY
The prolonged wash cycle.
Didn't someone say pilgrimage is a purification?
There is a very normal response to that here in Dublin, but it does not translate well. Suffice it to say that you have an enviable sense of humour!Yes!
But, how pure do you want to be?
OK, @kirkie, please let's have it...There is a very normal response to that here in Dublin, but it does not translate well.
Uh-huh.how pure do you want to be?
When I am inside.
oh dear, you have got a mother? You are so lucky! rejoice and be glad.
Please, do not think I am being facetious. I am truly delighted that at the grand age you have attained, you still have your mother! Such a blessing...
She actually asked about doing a short Camino. Believe me, if I thought there were any way, I would let her at least try.
Me too! I hate to say how lucky I have been in April, May, and September... just enough rain to appreciate it, a smattering of snow on May 1 at O Cebreiro.Tom, I always go mid April to late May and I guess I have been super fortunate. I'm e oguessing I have had only one day of real rain for every ten in five different caminos..a little more if I count insignificant short drizzling.
Not all of us ;-)I remind you that my astrological sign is evidently “cloud.” If there is even one in the sky, it WILL find and rain on me.
Knowledgeable pilgrims give me a wide berth...
I remind you that my astrological sign is evidently “cloud.” If there is even one in the sky, it WILL find and rain on me.
@t2andreo, without wishing to derail this thread, the tree is still there and growing strong. It got a bit of attention from the Ditch Pigs today in the warm afternoon sunThank you for the reminder.
That is the memorial stone Rebekah Scott and I placed in 2014. The nearby tree and marker stone were a collaborative effort from forum members. I hope the tree is still there. It was intended to grow and provide shade to pilgrims walking the Meseta.
Thanks for making me remember...
Hola - it was in May 2017, so hopefully has continued to thrive/surviveThank you for the reminder.
That is the memorial stone Rebekah Scott and I placed in 2014. The nearby tree and marker stone were a collaborative effort from forum members. I hope the tree is still there. It was intended to grow and provide shade to pilgrims walking the Meseta.
Thanks for making me remember...
Hola - it was in May 2017, so hopefully has continued to thrive/survive
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I have been incredibly lucky as well for spring Camino weather. For late March early April starts, four out of five Camino's were almost perfect weather. Showers, but we never walked a full day in the rain. This year in early April the weather caught up with a little, but only 3 or 4 really wet/snowy days.Tom, I always go mid April to late May and I guess I have been super fortunate. I'm guessing I have had only one day of real rain for every ten in five different caminos..a little more if I count insignificant short drizzling.
I have been incredibly lucky as well for spring Camino weather. For late March early April starts, four out of five Camino's were almost perfect weather. Showers, but we never walked a full day in the rain. This year in early April the weather caught up with a little, but only 3 or 4 really wet/snowy days.
Our only fall Camino, the Primitivo was completely dry for us in mid September last year.
I would guess most of the dirt trails must be pretty water logged at this point with all the rain. I imagine the Spanish mud has had a good churning with all the pilgrims stomping through it!
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Yes! Every day rain: a gift from the heavens! We have had 400mm since October 2018, and smoke haze every day since the fires. And we aren’t even the worst affected .....If only! Send us your rain to put out our fires and end our drought!
Or send us your prayers...
Love
Having been a Portland Oregon resident for 29 years, I do not understand what a 'sunbreak' is!!
But unlike Galacia, we rarely get horizontal rain.
I agree my thoughts too. Wish we had some rain here to put out those wild firesIf only! Send us your rain to put out our fires and end our drought!
Or send us your prayers...
Love
@natefaith
There are a number of weather stations in Oregon (and Washington) with nearly 100 inches of rain (Laurel Mtn Oregon (in Coastal Range) set a 1996 record of 204 inches)
But my measure is more the annual days of rain which makes Portland, Seattle, and Compostella nearly the same:
PDX 164
SEA 149
ScC 141
Good place to keep my Altus in training!!
Hilo in Hawaii gets warm rain, though. The November and December rain in Galicia is a cold rain. I know. I feel highly qualified to make this comparison .Where I'm from can get over 200 inches (5100mm) of rain per year. That's not a typo.
I feel right at home in Galicia.
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