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Title: What do you locals use?
Post by: Matt28371 on January 09, 2014, 12:54:26 PM
Just a quick question about the ever changing weather!!

What do you locals on the island use for a short range forecasts?

We are over next week and looking at the 10 day forecast it looks like a little rain might be on the way.

I know weather can change dramatically as we have noticed many times before on the island,  and looking this far in the future is more than likely very unreliable.

I just wondered if you guys had a more precise short term site you use?

Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: What do you locals use?
Post by: Captain Sensible on January 09, 2014, 13:04:08 PM
I always use - http://www.islandconnections.eu/1000003/1000041/0/0/weather.html (http://www.islandconnections.eu/1000003/1000041/0/0/weather.html)

Click on La Oliva for Correlejo or Antigua for Caleta de Fuste.
Title: Re: What do you locals use?
Post by: Brightspark on January 09, 2014, 13:07:52 PM
Eltiempo.es
Though don't think many locals look up the weather because it's normally the same, instead of looking day to day its more on a month to month basis, from my experience anyway.
Title: Re: What do you locals use?
Post by: Matt28371 on January 09, 2014, 13:19:31 PM
Quote from: brightspark on January 09, 2014, 13:07:52 PM
Eltiempo.es
Though don't think many locals look up the weather because it's normally the same, instead of looking day to day its more on a month to month basis, from my experience anyway.
I hope it's the same, what with this awful English weather and what with the freeze on its way I need some sun, sea and Penasol (Sangria )
Title: Re: What do you locals use?
Post by: Spike On Q on January 09, 2014, 13:19:31 PM
http://www.aemet.es/en/eltiempo/prediccion/municipios/antigua-id35003 (http://www.aemet.es/en/eltiempo/prediccion/municipios/antigua-id35003)
or
http://passageweather.com/ (http://passageweather.com/) [very detailed and animated]
or
windguru
Title: Re: What do you locals use?
Post by: Brightspark on January 09, 2014, 13:21:42 PM
Quote from: Spike On Q on January 09, 2014, 13:19:31 PM
http://www.aemet.es/en/eltiempo/prediccion/municipios/antigua-id35003 (http://www.aemet.es/en/eltiempo/prediccion/municipios/antigua-id35003)
or
http://passageweather.com/ (http://passageweather.com/) [very detailed and animated]
or
windguru

Welcome back Spike, how was your holiday?
Title: Re: What do you locals use?
Post by: Brightspark on January 09, 2014, 13:24:26 PM
Quote from: Matt28371 on January 09, 2014, 13:19:31 PM
Quote from: brightspark on January 09, 2014, 13:07:52 PM
Eltiempo.es
Though don't think many locals look up the weather because it's normally the same, instead of looking day to day its more on a month to month basis, from my experience anyway.
I hope it's the same, what with this awful English weather and what with the freeze on its way I need some sun, sea and Penasol (Sangria )

Pretty sure it will be warmer than here, a mate of mine mentioned a storm over there this morning but even if there is one they rarely last long.

Enjoy your holiday
Title: Re: What do you locals use?
Post by: Matt28371 on January 09, 2014, 13:25:40 PM
Quote from: Spike On Q on January 09, 2014, 13:19:31 PM
http://www.aemet.es/en/eltiempo/prediccion/municipios/antigua-id35003 (http://www.aemet.es/en/eltiempo/prediccion/municipios/antigua-id35003)
or
http://passageweather.com/ (http://passageweather.com/) [very detailed and animated]
or
windguru
Thank you.  I will just cross my fingers for sun sun sun
Title: Re: What do you locals use?
Post by: westhamrule on January 09, 2014, 17:06:04 PM
 :D Don't waste your time looking at weather forecasts and worrying about what might be. Get up and enjoy every minute of your stay if it's cloudy first thing it usually blows over and the sun peeps through most days :)
Title: Re: What do you locals use?
Post by: SheilaW on January 09, 2014, 19:28:46 PM
Definitely the AEMET site as they're the ones that receive data from all the towns around the island. But I'd only bother looking at a couple of days into the future, and even then only if I had a really good reason to. Very often when they forecast rain, all we get is cloud. Not that I'm complaining! :)
Title: Re: What do you locals use?
Post by: woe10 on January 09, 2014, 20:01:41 PM

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I hope it's the same, what with this awful English weather and what with the freeze on its way I need some sun, sea and Penasol (Sangria )
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Peñasol will ROT your guts  :'( :'(
Title: Re: What do you locals use?
Post by: suendrob on January 09, 2014, 20:16:15 PM
Quote from: woe10 on January 09, 2014, 20:01:41 PM

I hope it's the same, what with this awful English weather and what with the freeze on its way I need some sun, sea and Penasol (Sangria )
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Peñasol will ROT your guts  :'( :'(
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I'm guessing you found that out tyhe hard way   :D