Morocco’s Weather Office: Temperatures to Exceed 45 °C in Some Provinces

Rabat – Temperatures ranging between 33 and 48 degrees celsius (°C) are set to hit Moroccan provinces from Saturday to Monday.

Morocco’s General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM) announced earlier today an orange level weather notice amid a nationwide heatwave, noting that Boujdourm, Oued Eddahab, and Aousserd would experience thunderstorms and heavy rainfalls (20-30mm) on Saturday from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.

The directorate reported that temperatures on Saturday and Sunday are expected to range between 46 and 48°C in Kenitra, Settat, Marrakech, Larche, Ouezzane, Sidi Kacem, Sidi Slimane, Rhamna, Fquih Ben Salah, and El Kelaat Sraghna.

Temperatures between 41 and 46°C would be experienced during the weekend in Rabat, Sale, Temara, Skhirat, Fez, Meknes, Beni Mellal, Essaouira, Safi, Tangier, Agadir, Sidi Ifni, Guelmim, Tarfaya, Boujdour, Oued Eddahab, Smara, and Laayoune.

Jadida, Khoubirgam Khenifra, Berrechid, Youssoufia, Chichaoua, and Zagora will experience similar temperatures reaching up to 46°C, added the weather notice.

However, Morocco’s biggest city, Casablanca, and Mohammadia are expected to experience a relatively cooler weather on Saturday and Sunday with temperatures ranging between 33°C and 37 °C.

On Monday, the temperatures will remain stable at high degrees varying between 41 and 45°C in Kenitra, Marrakech, Settat, Safi, Essaouira, Beni Mellal, Larache, Youssoufia, Fez, Sidi Slimane, Sidi Kacem, and Meknes.

Southern provinces of Zagora, Tata, Tan Tan, Sidi Ifni, Guemlmim, Boujdour, and Oued Eddahab will experience high temperatures as well, reaching up to 45°C.

With Moroccan temperatures continuing to exceed 40°C in most provinces, European countries struggle as well in face of unprecedented heat wave records.

Temperatures in western Germany, for instance, are set to reach and even exceed 40°C amid a Europe-wide heatwave, pushing unions to call for longer breaks and creation of a heat protection plan.

The UK, for its part, recorded temperatures of over 40°C for the first time in its history while French forests suffered from wildfires due to the rising temperatures.

The record-breaking heatwaves seen worldwide confirm earlier warnings of the UN intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

In April, the panel released a report providing a global assessment of the climate change situation and the countries’ commitment to addressing the issue.

The report noted “disastrous” acceleration in global warming indicators, leading to more than double of the 1.5-degree limit by 2100. This means major heat waves, floods, storms, water shortages, and the extinction of 1 million species.