Morocco is set to face an intense heatwave that will coincide with the Eid al-Adha holiday and the coming weekend.
A level-orange weather alert issued by the General Directorate of Meteorology forecasts extreme heat, with temperatures expected to range from 38°C to 43°C on Saturday and Sunday (June 7–8) in several regions, including Ouezzane, Guercif, Taza, Taounate, Khouribga, Fquih Ben Salah, Settat, and Kalaat Sraghna.
Lahoucine Youaabed, head of communications at the meteorological service, noted that Saturday will see a significant rise in temperatures across northern and central inland areas, the Rif, Atlas Mountains, the eastern region, and the southeast. Localized thunderstorms are also expected over the Middle Atlas, Saïss, and parts of the Rif and eastern highlands.
The outlook also includes partially cloudy skies over the Phosphate Plateau, Woulmes, and parts of the Mediterranean coast, along with morning and nighttime fog near northern and central shores. Strong winds are forecast for the eastern region, the High and Middle Atlas, the southeast, and the southern coastline.
This stretch of hot weather is expected to persist through Tuesday, overlapping with the end of the Eid holiday and return travel. Meteorologists attribute the rise in temperatures to a Saharan thermal low bringing hot, dry air masses northward, pushing temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above seasonal norms in the southeast, central plains, and southern regions.
Friday (June 6) will also bring relatively hot conditions, particularly across the plains west of the Atlas, the southern Rif, the eastern region, and northeastern parts of the southern provinces. Unstable clouds may bring scattered thunderstorms to the Middle Atlas and the upper eastern plateau, with possible extensions toward Saïss and eastern Rif.
The weather service warns of local sandstorms in the southeast and southern provinces, with moderate to strong winds in the eastern highlands, central coast, and parts of the southern regions. A slight drop in temperatures is expected starting Tuesday, June 10
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