Casablanca – Morocco’s General Directorate of Meteorology has issued an orange weather alert warning of a heatwave and thunderstorms that will affect several parts of the country from Saturday through Wednesday.
On Saturday, thunderstorms bringing between 20 and 30 mm of rainfall are expected in the provinces of Khenifra, Ifrane, Jerada, Boulemane, and Midelt from 1 p.m. until 11 p.m. The storms may also be accompanied by strong wind gusts and hail.
The heatwave begins on Sunday, when temperatures between 38 and 40 degrees Celsius are forecast in Beni Mellal, Fquih Ben Salah, Khouribga, Errachidia, Taroudant, Sidi Kacem, Sidi Slimane, Settat, Kalaat Sraghna, Marrakech, Rehamna, Figuig, Jerada, Youssoufia, Khenifra, and Taounate.
Higher temperatures ranging from 40 to 44 degrees are expected the same day in Zagora, Tata, Es-Smara, Assa-Zag, Aousserd, Boujdour, Oued Ed-Dahab, and Tinghir.
From Monday through Wednesday, temperatures of 40 to 43 degrees are forecast in Sidi Bennour, Khenifra, Fez, Moulay Yacoub, Taounate, Ouazzane, Sidi Kacem, Sidi Slimane, Khouribga, Essaouira, Khemisset, and Meknes.
During the same period, temperatures between 42 and 45 degrees are expected in Kalaat Sraghna, Rehamna, Youssoufia, Beni Mellal, Fquih Ben Salah, Oued Ed-Dahab, Boujdour, Assa-Zag, Es-Smara, Tata, Taroudant, Aousserd, Settat, Chichaoua, and Marrakech.
The latest alert comes after several weeks of unstable weather across Morocco in June, with repeated orange alerts for thunderstorms, heavy rain, strong winds, and successive heatwaves affecting different parts of the country. Meteorologists have also warned that localized storm activity has continued in some inland and mountainous areas despite the rise in temperatures.
