A cold snap involving snowfall, heavy rain with occasional thundershowers along with wind gusts are forecast in several provinces across the Kingdom from Wednesday through Saturday, according to the Morocco’s weather authority.
In an orange-level alert, the General Directorate of Meteorology said altitudes above 1500 m across the provinces of Figuig, Boulemane, Sefrou, Guercif, Taza and Midelt are expected to receive 10-25 cm of snow on Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m..
Similarly, thundershowers of 30-70 cm, accompanied with hail and gusty winds are also excepted in Taza, Berkane, Driouch, Nador, Oujda-Angad, Jerada, Taourirt, Al Hoceima, Guercif, Sefrou and Boulemane on Wednesday through Thursday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m, says the same source.
Altitudes above 1600 cm are forecast to experience a cold wave, with temperatures plummeting between -8 and -4 °C, from Thursday through Saturday in Boulemane, Ifrane, Midelt, Khenifra, Azilal, Beni Mellal, Tinghir, Ouarzazate, Al Haouz, Taroudant and Chichaoua.
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