The first days of Holy Week maintain an irregular pattern in several areas of the country. According to the forecasts shared by Jorge Rey, the rains will continue to concentrate in the peninsular north. The most affected areas will be the Cantabrian, Asturias, Basque Country, the north of Burgos, areas of La Rioja and Navarra.
In these regions, persistent precipitation is expected, accompanied by temperatures lower than usual for these dates. There is also the possibility of isolated episodes of storms and even snow in mountain areas, especially in the Pyrenees.
The change comes Good Friday
The turning point is located on Good Friday. According to Jorge Rey himself, “the party is over for the storms”. From that moment on, the atmospheric situation clearly changes with the entry of a southern configuration that stabilizes the weather in most of the country.
This change implies a progressive withdrawal of the rains and a rapid thermal recovery.
Temperatures rising and almost summery environment
As the weekend progresses, the temperature increase will be widespread. Highs will exceed 20 degrees in wide areas of the country, including northern regions where the cold had been prominent days before.
In the south, the rise will be more pronounced. Cities like Seville could approach 30 degrees, in a scenario more typical of late spring than of Holy Week.
The official forecast: dominant stability until the end
In parallel, AEMET maintains a forecast of stability for the final stretch of Holy Week. The agency points to a dominance of high pressures, with partly cloudy skies and absence of significant precipitation in most of the peninsular territory. Rains would be limited to the far north, while the rest of the country will experience a clearly warmer trend.
Canaries: haze and light rains
In the Canary Islands, the situation will be different. An episode of calima is expected that will affect the entire archipelago for several days, accompanied by weak precipitation in areas of higher relief, especially between Wednesday and Thursday.
The key to this episode is the speed of change. Spain will go in just a few days from a scenario with rain in the north and cold temperatures to another marked by generalized stability and heat.
These types of rapid transitions are common in spring, but their coincidence with Holy Week amplifies their impact, especially on travel and outdoor events.