Rabat – Director of the communication department at the General Directorate of Meteorology Hussein Yoabd has revealed that temperatures will begin to progressively drop on January 16.
While Morocco has recently been grappling with a lack of rain, Yoabd stated that the northern part of the country will reportedly break the dry spell.
In a statement to the local media, Yoabd said that the weather on January 15 will be relatively warm in the northern, central, southern, and northeastern plains with local fog on the Mediterranean coast.
However, he added that the temperature will decrease during the night in the Atlas Mountains and the southeastern part of the country.
In addition, the maximum temperature will vary from 13 to 22 degrees Celsius on the Atlas, the Rif, the Tangier region, the Mediterranean coast, and the eastern and south-eastern parts.
On the other hand, in central and southern regions, the temperature will range between 28 and 33 degrees Celsius, and between 23 and 28 degrees Celsius in the rest of the Moroccan regions.
According to the director, the reason behind the rise in temperature is the southerly jet stream, the narrow band of strong wind that contributed to the rise of warm and humid orbital air masses.
In the coastal areas, temperature stood at 32 degrees in Taroudant and Ait Melloul, 31 in Mohammedia, Nouasser and Agadir, and 30 degrees in Jadida, Casablanca and Rabat, which is equivalent to 5 to 8 degrees above average.
Earlier this month, the Ministry of Public Works and Water in Morocco advised road and freeway users to “exercise caution and vigilance” due to high wind gusts, snowfall, and heavy rain.
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