Schools and colleges in Castelló de la Plana will return to their normal timetable on Monday, 5 October, following the precautionary closure caused by the severe rain episode. Municipal facilities and outdoor activities have also resumed, although El Pinar del Grau remains closed while technical staff inspect its trees and facilities.
The city’s emergency coordination committee took the decision after the red-level warning ended and most restrictions were lifted. For families, it means returning to the school’s usual timetable and planned transport unless the council or the school reports a specific problem before the start of the day.
The closure had affected education across the city from Thursday afternoon and throughout Friday. Across Castellón province, 81,628 pupils missed class on Friday, according to figures released by the regional education department. The purpose was to reduce journeys during the highest-risk period, rather than to respond to widespread damage at schools.
El Pinar is not part of the reopening yet
El Pinar del Grau is the one remaining exception. The council is keeping the park off limits until staff establish whether rain and wind have affected trees, paths or facilities. This is a precautionary closure: no reopening date or damage report had been announced when this article was completed.
Other council-run sports, social and cultural facilities resumed activity from Friday lunchtime. Anyone with a booking, organised class or postponed appointment should follow the notice issued by that service, as a general reopening does not by itself determine how every cancelled session will be rearranged.
Lower risk does not mean the episode is over
The return to normal municipal operations reflects a clear reduction in danger since Thursday, but weather monitoring continues. On Sunday, the regional emergency service still had a yellow alert in force for rain and storms on Castellón’s northern coast. Aemet uses yellow for weather that poses a low danger to the general population but can still have local impacts in exposed areas.
The episode also shows why decisions can differ between neighbouring towns. Weather networks measured storm totals above 200 litres per square metre at some northern locations, while other places received far less. Regional roads that had been closed by flooding reopened, and the C6 commuter rail line resumed service on Friday.
Any Monday update from Castelló’s emergency committee, the regional emergency service or an individual school will take precedence. This article should be revised if a school closure is extended, the council reopens El Pinar, or a new weather warning requires restrictions to be reinstated.