flooding in Venice

yes, go

Absolutely go and enjoy. There is much more of Venice to see, hope you are there several days. Be flexible in your schedule and ask advice from the hotel if needed. Or you could buy the neon plastic booties if you find your route requires it. I was there during the Aqua Alta in Dec 2010,we avoided St Marks for a few hours; a rain-resistant coat and an umbrella were essential for 2 of those 4 days.

I'm supposed to be there this upcoming Wednesday. Does anyone know what the current conditions are? Thanks!

Forecast is given up to 72 hours ahead. Flooding in low lying areas is with tide over 110 cm (that's when the sirens go off all over the city).
No flooding for the next 72 hrs. http://www.comune.venezia.it/flex/cm/pages/SwitchLang.php/L/IT/changeL/EN

Thanks Roberto! I appreciate the link also!

Thanks for the info. We will be there for 3 days. The boots seem perfect!

My husband, 8 year old son and are also traveling to Venice. We are leaving on the 16th and will be staying 3 days. We have been watching the weather reports daily. To be honest I'm so excited to be going that I really don't mind too much. Perhaps I am naive but I feel it will just add to the experience. I know being flexible with our planning will help. I hope you all enjoy your travels!!!

Do try the hi!tide app if you have a smartphone. It gives details of tidal conditions at various points in the city.

Bring some cheap rubber boots, don't plan on bringing them home so you will have mmore room in luggage To take themm stuff them with clothes.

The flooding doesn't occur because of a full moon. It's caused by winds originating from Africa blowing across the Mediterranean and Adriatic and physically blowing water inland.

Actually the Acqua Alta is caused by a variety of components that together concur to the phenomenon of high tide: Astronomical component: (Moon, Sun etc.) which affects tides. Geophysical component: the particular shape of the Adriatic and the Gulf of Venice which tends to accentuate tidal waves.
Meteorological component: Strength of winds, barometric pressure, precipitation and related water flow from the rivers that flow into the lagoon. When all these factors occur, you tend to have major acqua alta. Subsidence (sinking of the soil level) and climate change are accentuating the phenomenon and it's now much more frequent than it used to be just a few decades ago. The Wikipedia article below (sorry Italian only) reports graphs that very clearly show the increase of the frequency of this phenomenon in the last century: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistiche_dell%27acqua_alta_a_Venezia

Walk around St Mark's and tour as soon as you can, just in case. Don't buy or bring real boots, just because you "might" need them: some hotels have "loaners" if needed,or splurge on the plastic giftshop booties (perhaps 15 euros, don't remember exact amount but everywhere)which fit over your shoes. We just walked the other way from San Marco and went towards Rialto Bridge for a couple hours.

Definitely still go. As others have said, it won't effect all of Venice & it may not happen at all. I would hate to miss an opportunity to visit Venice and even if there is acqua alta, it will make your visit more interesting! Someone posted a picture on Facebook of a group of Italian men in Venice sitting around a table outside enjoying a meal with water up to their knees. They didn't let it bother them so I suggest you go & don't let it bother you either. Enjoy. Venice is a wonderful place.

Thank you to everyone who replied. We are still going and plan to enjoy!

I wouldn't buy boots, just skip the area until the water goes down. When we were there, we saw some flooding in the morning but it was gone by noon and easy to work around. Any photo you see is always the absolute worst it can get. Most of the time it's more like puddles left over from an overnight rain. The merchants in St. Marks set out folding walkways so you can get around without getting your feet wet. We never walked on them but saw them out setting them up.