The long-awaited arrival of Pope Leo XIV this Saturday June 6 will match a thermal rebound that could raise thermometers to the 35 degrees in the center and south of the peninsula. Although the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) asks for caution due to the uncertainty, the massive events in Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands They look askance at the sky.
The Pontiff’s apostolic trip to Spain, scheduled from June 6 to 12, is not only intense institutionally and humanly, but also meteorologically. Rubén del Campo, spokesperson for the AEMET, has advanced that the beginning of the papal visit could coincide with a “new rise in temperatures and the return of intense heatwith maximums that will touch 35 degrees” in various parts of the peninsula.
Although the spokesperson insists that “uncertainty” still exists and that other scenarios do not rule out a milder environment in the north and east, the main meteorological models point to a fully summer scene.
Madrid, under the summer heat
The Pope will land in Madrid on Saturday, June 6, day that will start with 31 degreess on a day marked by the courtesy visit to the Royal Family, the meeting with the authorities and the Diplomatic Corps, and a meeting in the afternoon in the Lucero neighborhood with the homeless people of the Cáritas “Cedia 24 Hora” social project. The day will close with a prayer vigil with the young people in the evening.
The main course will arrive on Sunday, June 7, day of the Corpus Christi. The Pontiff will celebrate the Holy Mass in the Plaza de CibelIt’s on an outdoor date where The thermometers could already climb to 34 or 35 degrees. That same afternoon he will hold a private meeting with the Augustinian order and will participate in a cultural and business event at the Movistar Arena.
He Monday June 8 It will be dedicated to institutional meetings with the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and members of Parliament, followed by a tribute to the Virgin of Almudena in its Cathedral and a massive meeting with the diocesan community in the Santiago Bernabéu Stadiumbefore saying goodbye to the volunteers on Tuesday, June 9.
Pleasant atmosphere in Barcelona and the great event of the Sagrada Familia
From Tuesday June 9, meteorological attention will shift to Barcelona and Montserrat. In this area, a more pleasant atmosphere is expected, with a thermometer that will be around 27 or 28 degrees. After beginning with the mid-hour prayer in the Cathedral and a speech at the vigil at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium, on Wednesday, June 10, the Pope will visit the Brians 1 prison and will pray the Rosary in the Montserrat Abbey.
The main event in Catalonia will occur after its meeting in the Church of San Agustí, when Pope Leo XIV presides over the massive Mass in the Sagrada Familia. This solemn service will serve to inaugurate the Tower of Jesus Christ, the tallest in the basilica at 172.5 meters, and will coincide with the centenary of the death of Antoni Gaudí. The temperate climate of about 27 degrees in the city of Barcelona will be the perfect ally for the thousands of faithful who will surround the temple.
Temperate climate in Gran Canaria and Tenerife
Finally, the final stretch of the journey in the Canary Islands will distribute betweene Gran Canaria and Tenerife on June 11 and 12. There, the events focused on the migration crisis will take place under a predictably dry and very temperate climate, with mild temperatures between 21 and 25 degrees that will make activities in the archipelago much more bearable.
In Gran Canariathe Pope will first meet with humanitarian aid organizations in the port of Arguineguín. Later, after a meeting with the clergy and pastoral agents, Pope Leo XIV will celebrate a large mass Mass at the Gran Canaria Stadium.
Finally, on Friday, June 12, the Pope will travel to Tenerife to visit the migrants in the temporary reception center of “Las Raíces”. Before embarking on his return flight to the Vatican in the evening, the Pontiff will say goodbye to Spain by celebrating his last Mass of the apostolic journey in the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Rain and storm forecast
Regarding rainfall, the news is quite favorable, since the forecast indicates that rains will be, in general, scarce. Regardless of the thermal scenario that ends up being imposed, the AEMET rules out major storms and limits the risk to the formation of an isolated storm.