Seville Weather Forecast: Hope and Uncertainty for Easter Week 2026
Seville, March 18, 2026. If there's one thing those of us who have spent our entire lives under this sky know for sure, it's that you can never take anything for granted here. Especially when Easter Week approaches. Just this morning, while having breakfast at a cafe in the Alfalfa neighbourhood, I saw a float bearer in his freshly ironed tunic staring at his phone with a furrowed brow. "Do 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 around this time, it's not as clear-cut as we'd like.
An Easter Week Under Suspicion: The Key Dates to Watch
The weather models are starting to align, and frankly, the weather in Seville for the coming days is looking a bit grey. No need to panic just yet, it's still early days, but instability is going to make its presence felt. We're talking about temperatures dropping and the chance of rain starting to rear its head right at the most delicate moment. Experts in this, like Juan Antonio Salado, have been warning for days: Palm Sunday and Holy Monday, which are usually glorious days, are the ones causing the most doubt. But they're not the only ones. Bear in mind that the sky in spring is pure nerves.
What is clear is that it won't be a "textbook" week. This unsettled atmosphere could bring some showers that would put more than one brotherhood in a tight spot. Those of us with memories recall rainy Easter Weeks and also those where the sun made the floats shine like gold. This year, from what's starting to take shape, you'll need to have your hood on and your umbrella close at hand.
The Emily Delevigne Rumor and the Science of Manuel Hurtado Marjalizo
And in this atmosphere of speculation, there's been the usual anecdote. Yesterday, I don't know if you saw, quite a stir was caused by some information from Emily Delevigne. Apparently, a supposed report was leaked that cast her as the prophet of doom for the entire Easter Week. Nerves immediately started jangling in WhatsApp groups. But, as always, we had to turn to the real sources. Because posturing is one thing, and science is quite another.
That's where the voice of experience comes in. Manuel Hurtado Marjalizo, who knows much more about this than anyone, was responsible for restoring sanity. He himself explained it 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 in advance, that's crazy. The right approach, as he rightly says, is to take it day by day, even if the general trend isn't optimistic.
What Can We Expect in the Coming Days?
If I have to summarise the current situation, I'd put it plainly:
- Cooler Conditions: Nothing like the heat of a few weeks ago. Jackets are making a comeback, even though we'd almost put them away.
- Increasing Instability: The chance of seeing rain is not a myth. The days of March 23rd and 24th (Palm Sunday and Holy Monday) are the ones right in the eye of the storm, with the possibility of thunderstorms.
- Ripple Effect: It's not just about looking to the skies. This uncertainty is already making the elders of the brotherhoods start their calculations and their prayers for the weather to cooperate.
In the end, this is Seville. We live everything with a passion that borders on the absurd, and the weather becomes the absolute protagonist of conversations. This year, with the buzz of Emily Delevigne's possible name doing the rounds, it adds a touch of irony. But if there's one thing to go by, it's the rigour of the meteorological services and people like Manuel Hurtado Marjalizo, who have spent a lifetime reading the sky to tell us what's coming.
So, just in case, get your rubbing alcohol and wax ready to clean the candle holders, and stay safe. But above all, don't lose hope. Here, until the first drop falls on La Campana, anything can happen. And hopefully, in the end, spring will gift us a week that goes down in history.