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AEMET (Spanish meteorological office) predicts rain “certainly” for at least the first couple of days of Holy Week.
Semana Santa commences on Sunday, 13 April (Palm Sunday) and culminates Easter Sunday.
AEMET says that the rain will start falling at midday on Thursday 10, in central Andalucía, and will continue throughout Friday with 95% certainty.
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The worst is yet to come
Rain is almost certain to fall on both Saturday and Sunday.
It is likely that the weather will improve during the second half Holy Week.
Juan de Dios del Pino said in media statements that the region will not see rain in the next few days. A storm is expected to appear in Andalusia on Thursday 10, with an uncertain outlook through Holy Tuesday (15).
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According to the AEMET representative, the storm will affect all provinces, although it will be most prevalent in western Andalucía. The rainiest day in the forecast for Palm Sunday will be Saturday next week, according to him. He said that the front would leave periods of rain and no precipitation and that it was too early to predict the amount of rain after Sunday.
Regarding temperatures, del Pino specified that they will increase until Wednesday 9, when highs could reach 28 degrees in Andalucía.
Starting Saturday, temperatures will fall by approximately five degrees while lows remain constant.
It is also worth noting the possibility of significant easterly winds on the coast of Cádiz and Almería starting this Tuesday.
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The Holy Week procession is likely to be a disaster, according to this forecast.
The ‘tronos’ – ornamental platforms, carried shoulder-high through the streets – contain life-size wooden carvings of enormous value.
Some of these dramatic statues are hundreds of years old and tell the story of Christ’s Passion.
This would be foolish to expose these figures to rain, as a typical procession will last for about five hours. It is therefore best to cancel the procession.
When this occurs, it has a detrimental effect on thousands of individuals.
The preparations have been ongoing for several months.
Costumes, rehearsals. silver-polishing. flower-arranging. and band practice. all of this effort is in vain if there’s no procession.
Ronda is planning three Palm Sunday processions.
In the morning, “La Pollinica” is scheduled to launch semana santa by processing from La Dehesa to the Socorro church, before returning to its ‘home’.
The afternoon is programmed to continue with “El Prendimiento” setting out from San Cristóbal.
Its main trono has a scene that depicts Roman soldiers arresting Christ on the Garden of Gethsemane.
Finally, the Ronda gypsies are listed to process in the evening, leaving from Santa María la Mayor.
