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Wondering if anyone has climbed the Cara Oest after rain and could offer any insight on this? The forecast for Friday this week in the Picos looks promising but we're unsure if the heavy rain on Thursday will leave routes like the Rabada-Navarro (6c) still wet. We fly home on Saturday, and it's a long way to walk up on Thursday just to find all the cracks dripping...

My imperfect understanding is that the west face is very quick drying. We bailed before we got out of the car for a variety of reasons including heavy rain the night before but heard afterwards from randoms that it was dry the next day. HTH - probably not! 

Considering the Meteoblue forecast

https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/week/naranjo-de-bulnes_spain_3115756

If it was me I would give a go.
It's likely it will be dry.

I'd definitely go if Friday still looks good. If it rains heavily on Thursday (this mountain forecast suggests light rain only though - https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Naranjo-de-Bulnes/forecasts/2519) then the 6c corner and a few bits here and there might be a little damp, but I'd be surprised quite honestly.

I'd go on this forecast too. I'd just get Duncan to lead the hard bits.

Thanks for this, and all the other replies. Muy útil!

We'll see how we get on.

We did the adjacent Murciana 78 (7a) a couple of days after some dampness (but not torrential rain). I got the impression it would dry very quickly. If I'm not mistaken, it's a lot less cracky than the Rabada-Navarro so could be a good backup plan if that looks damp.

https://rockaroundtheworld.co.uk/2023/08/19/naranjo-de-bulnes-or-picu-urrie...

Stunning piece of rock! Cheers, Dom 

Looking at the news it seems that there might be a wild fire active around Picos de Europa. 
Unclear what the situation is and whether or not is safe to drive there....
Might be worth calling the hut.