A low-pressure system is set to bring weather instability to the Kingdom by the end of this week, according to Hussein Youabed, spokesperson for the General Directorate of Meteorology.
The system, accompanied by a cold front extending into the interior, will result in unsettled conditions, including varying rainfall and strong winds.
The low-pressure system, causing a drop in surface air pressure, will push moist air masses from the Atlantic towards Morocco, leading to rain, particularly in the northern, eastern, and mountainous regions.
These conditions will be intensified by cold air masses in the upper atmosphere, increasing the likelihood of thunderstorms, especially over the High and Middle Atlas mountains and southeastern slopes. Heavy rainfall is expected, possibly accompanied by snowfall at higher elevations.
In an advisory issued on Friday, the meteorological services warned of heavy rain and thunderstorms (20 to 40 mm) in Chefchaouen and Ouazane from 6:00 PM Friday to 9:00 AM Saturday.
Other regions, including Ouarzazate, Tinghir, Al Haouz, Errachidia, Midelt, Taroudant, and Azilal, are expected to receive 40 to 70 mm of rain between 3:00 PM Friday and 11:00 PM Saturday.
30 to 50 mm of rain is forecast for Fqih Ben Salah, Settat, Al Rahamna, Khouribga, and El Kelaa des Sraghna on Saturday and Sunday.
The weather services also issued a warning for strong winds, with gusts reaching 75 to 90 km/h, accompanied by dust or sandstorms in regions such as Jerada, Oujda Angad, Taourirt, Figuig, Boulemane, Ouarzazate, Tinghir, and Midelt on Friday and Saturday.
On Saturday, the instability will intensify, with moderate to heavy rain, sometimes accompanied by thunderstorms, affecting large areas of the country, including the southeastern slopes, both Atlas mountain ranges, the Tadla plains, the phosphate plateaus, the Tangier region, Loukos, Gharb, Chaouia, and the plains west of the High Atlas, along with high plateaus and the southeast and west Mediterranean basin.
The unsettled weather is expected to last until Sunday, with continued thunderstorms over the Atlas and Rif mountains, light rain on the northern and central plains, Souss, the eastern region, northern and southern provinces.
Snowfall is expected on the High Atlas, along with local sandstorms in the northern southern provinces.
From Monday to Thursday, the weather will remain partly cloudy in the north, with a slight chance of light rain, particularly on Monday and Tuesday. Starting Wednesday, conditions will gradually stabilize as upper atmospheric pressure increases and air masses settle, leading to sunnier weather and a slight rise in temperatures in some areas.
The General Directorate of Meteorology has urged citizens to exercise caution, particularly when traveling in areas expecting heavy thunderstorms, strong winds, and sandstorms.
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