The General Directorate of Meteorology announced that several regions in Morocco, especially in the northwest, are set to experience rainfall and heavy thunderstorms from Sunday evening through Monday. According to a weather alert shared with Hespress, rainfall is expected to range between 40 and 60 millimeters.
The alert, which raises the weather alert level to orange, warns of strong thunderstorms starting Sunday at 6:00 PM and lasting until 4:00 PM Monday. Areas expected to be affected include Tangier-Assilah, Larache, M’diq-Fnideq, Tetouan, Ouazzane, Fahs-Anjra, Chefchaouen, Taounate, Sidi Kacem, and Kenitra.
Heavy snowfall is predicted in mountainous areas above 1,700 meters, specifically in regions such as Chefchaouen, Azilal, Ifrane, Midelt, Boulemane, Sefrou, and Al Hoceima. Snowfall is expected to reach depths of 15 to 30 centimeters, with an orange alert issued for these areas.
In this regard, Hussein Youabed, spokesperson for the General Directorate of Meteorology under the Ministry of Equipment and Water, explained that “the first rains of the year, especially in northern regions of Morocco, are mainly caused by an Atlantic low-pressure system bringing rain to the country.”
In a statement to Hespress AR, Youabed said that the rainfall is “the result of an Atlantic low-pressure system centered over western Europe, with its southern edges reaching northern Morocco.”
He continued, “this is creating a westerly airflow that will bring rain clouds starting Sunday afternoon and throughout the following night.” He added that “starting from Sunday, the weather conditions in our country are expected to change.”
According to the latest forecasts, these rain clouds are expected to affect “the Atlantic plains north of Safi, the Phosphate Plateau and Oulmes, the Rif region, and the Mediterranean coast,” with a “chance of extending inland to cover Saiss and the Middle Atlas mountains.”
Youabed highlighted that “the rain may be accompanied by strong winds and a drop in temperatures,” adding that “heavy downpours are expected,” along with “thunderstorms in the far northern regions of the country.”
Heading into next week, the Directorate of Meteorology predicts that “rainy conditions will continue over the northern Atlantic plains north of Essaouira, the Rif region, the Mediterranean coast, the Middle Atlas, the High Atlas, and northern parts of the eastern region.”
The forecast also includes “snowfall in the Rif, the Middle Atlas, and the peaks of the northern High Atlas, with temperatures expected to remain low.”
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