Morocco is expected to see a return of rainfall and snowfall starting in the middle of next week, according to the country’s General Directorate of Meteorology, as cold conditions continue across much of the country, particularly in mountainous areas.
Forecasts point to unstable weather conditions, with relatively cold to locally cold temperatures persisting over the Atlas Mountains, the Rif, the southeast and the eastern high plateaus, said Hussein Youabed, the agency’s communications official.
Intermittent rain is expected over the northern half of the country and northern Saharan provinces, with occasional snowfall in higher elevations, he added.
According to the meteorological service, the northern regions and northern Saharan areas are likely to experience scattered rainfall starting Tuesday and continuing through the end of the week, until Sunday, Jan. 18. Snowfall is also expected at times in mountainous areas.
Weather conditions on Monday are forecast to remain relatively stable across most regions, though cold temperatures will persist in mountainous and eastern areas. Morning and nighttime fog is expected over plains as well as the phosphate plateau and the Rehamna region.
Cold and foggy conditions are expected to continue over the weekend. On Sunday, temperatures will remain cold to relatively cold, particularly in the Atlas Mountains, the Rif, the southeast and the eastern high plateaus. Fog patches are forecast over northern and southern plains, while daytime temperatures are expected to remain stable or rise slightly.
On Saturday, cold conditions are expected to persist, with possible frost formation in mountainous and eastern regions. Partly cloudy skies with light rainfall are forecast for Tangier, Loukkos and the Rif, while daytime temperatures are expected to rise slightly compared with Friday.
The meteorological service said cold weather has already dominated much of the country since Friday, with sharper drops in temperatures over mountainous areas, the southeast and the east, where ice formation is expected overnight and during the morning hours.
Light and scattered rainfall was recorded Friday in Tangier, Loukkos and the Rif, along with relatively strong wind gusts along the central coast, the Mediterranean shoreline and southern regions. Strong winds could also trigger localized sandstorms in the Saharan provinces, while fog is expected in Atlantic plains, the phosphate plateau and eastern regions.
Despite the cold spell, daytime temperatures are expected to remain low in the Atlas Mountains and more moderate in other regions, particularly in southern Morocco.
Separately, official data released Friday showed a significant improvement in Morocco’s water reserves compared with the same period last year. As of Jan. 9, 2026, national dam filling rates stood at 45.56%, up from 28.38% on Jan. 9, 2025.
Total stored water volume exceeded 7.63 billion cubic meters, compared with 4.76 billion cubic meters a year earlier, an increase of more than 17 percentage points that authorities described as a positive indicator for Morocco’s water security, despite ongoing disparities among the country’s nine river basins.
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