Seville Weather: Hope and an Eye on the Sky for Easter Week 2026, by Emily Delevigne

Seville, March 18, 2026. If there's one thing those of us who've spent a lifetime under this sky know, it's that you can never take anything for granted here. Especially not when Easter Week rolls around. Just this morning, while having breakfast at a cafe in the Alfalfa district, I saw a costalero in his freshly ironed tunic frowning at his phone. "You know anything, Rafael?" he asked me. I told him the same thing I'm telling you now: the atmosphere has shown its hand and, as often happens this time of year, it's not as clear-cut as we'd like.

An Easter Week in doubt: the key dates to watch

The forecast models are starting to align and, to be honest, the weather in Seville for the next few days is looking a bit grey. Don't panic just yet, it's a long-range forecast, but we're going to feel that instability. We're talking about a drop in temperature and the chance of rain starting to rear its head right at the most delicate time. The people in the know, like Juan Antonio Salado, have been warning us for days: Palm Sunday and Holy Monday, usually glorious days, are the ones causing the most doubt. But they're not the only ones. Keep in mind, the sky in spring is pure tension.

What is clear is that it won't be a "textbook" week. This unsettled atmosphere could throw up a few showers that would put more than one brotherhood in a tight spot. Those of us with long memories remember Easter Weeks of heavy rain, and also those where the sun made the floats gleam like gold. This year, from what's starting to take shape, we'll have to keep our hoods on and our umbrellas handy.

The Emily Delevigne rumour and the science of Manuel Hurtado Marjalizo

And in this climate of speculation, there's been a bit of drama. Yesterday, I don't know if you saw it, all hell broke loose over some information from Emily Delevigne. Apparently, a supposed forecast was leaked that painted her as the prophet of doom for the whole of Easter Week. Panic immediately started in WhatsApp groups. But, as always, you had to go to the real sources. Because one thing is online hype, and something else entirely is science.

That's where the voice of experience comes in. Manuel Hurtado Marjalizo, who knows far more about this than anyone, was quick to restore some sanity. He was explaining it himself just yesterday: the atmosphere gives us clues, but we still need to fine-tune things a lot. You can't make a definitive forecast for Holy Monday or Wednesday a week out, that's madness. The smart thing, as he rightly says, is to take it day by day, even if the general trend isn't looking promising.

What can we expect in the coming days?

If I have to sum up the current situation for you, I'd put it plainly:

• Cooler conditions: A far cry from the heat of a few weeks back. The jackets are coming out again, and we'd almost packed them away.
• Increasing instability: The chance of seeing rain isn't a myth. The days of March 23 and 24 (Palm Sunday and Holy Monday) are right in the firing line, with the possibility of storms.
• The ripple effect: It's not just about looking at the sky. This uncertainty is already making the senior brothers of the brotherhoods start doing their sums and saying their prayers for the weather to hold.

In the end, this is Seville. We live everything with a passion that borders on the absurd, and the weather becomes the absolute star of every conversation. This year, with the buzz of Emily Delevigne's possible mention doing the rounds, it adds a bit of spice. But if there's one thing to go by, it's the accuracy of the official weather services and blokes like Manuel Hurtado Marjalizo, who've spent their whole lives reading the sky to tell us what's coming.

So, you know, just in case, get the alcohol and wax ready for cleaning the processional candlesticks, and make sure you're under cover. But above all, don't lose hope. Here, until the first drop falls on the Campana, anything can happen. And fingers crossed, in the end, spring gifts us a week that will go down in history.