Morocco’s General Directorate of Meteorology has issued an orange level weather alert, warning of snowfall and heavy rain affecting several provinces from Saturday to Sunday.
According to the forecast, snowfall ranging between 30 and 50 centimeters is expected from Saturday morning until Sunday in the provinces of Midelt, Boulemane, Ouarzazate and Tinghir, starting at elevations above 1,700 meters. Lighter snowfall of 10 to 30 centimeters is also forecast in Ifrane, Khénifra, Béni Mellal, Azilal, Al Haouz and Taroudant.
The alert also warns of heavy rainfall, sometimes accompanied by thunderstorms, with accumulations between 25 and 50 millimeters in Figuig, Boulemane, Errachidia, Zagora, Tinghir, Tata and Midelt from Saturday morning to Sunday midday.
Additional rainfall is expected in the northern provinces, including M’diq-Fnideq, Fahs-Anjra, Tangier-Assilah, Chefchaouen and Tetouan.
Authorities advise caution, particularly in mountainous and flood prone areas.
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