Weather alert: Morocco braces for snow, storms, cold wave from Sunday to Tuesday

Weather alert: Morocco braces for snow, storms, cold wave from Sunday to Tuesday
Sunday 18 January 2026 - 17:19

Morocco’s meteorological service issued an orange weather alert for heavy snow, rainstorms, a cold wave, and strong winds from Sunday through Tuesday across several provinces.

Snowfall between 50 and 90 centimeters is expected at elevations above 1,300 meters in Al Haouz, Azilal and Ouarzazate from Sunday afternoon until Tuesday morning.

Other provinces, including Chichaoua, Midelt, Beni Mellal, Tinghir, Ifrane, Khenifra, Sefrou, Boulemane, Al Hoceima, Guercif, Taza and Taroudant are forecast to receive 30 to 50 centimeters of snow during the same period.

Driouech, Figuig, Jerada, Errachidia, Taourirt, El Hajeb, Chefchaouen, Chtouka Ait Baha, Tiznit and Oujda are expected to see 10 to 30 centimeters of snow above 1,200 meters.

Heavy rain and thunderstorms, with 30 to 40 millimeters of rainfall, are predicted Sunday afternoon in Fahs-Anjra, M’diq-Fnideq, Tétouan, Chefchaouen and Al Hoceima, continuing Monday in Nador, Berkane and Oujda.

A cold wave will bring temperatures as low as minus 9 degrees Celsius in provinces including Tinghir, Al Haouz, Midelt, Boulemane, Sefrou, Guercif, Taza, Ouarzazate, Taroudant, Chichaoua, Azilal, Beni Mellal, Ifrane, Khenifra, Fez and Figuig.

Strong winds reaching 75 to 90 km/h are expected Sunday in southern provinces such as Tata, Chtouka Ait Baha, Tiznit, Taroudant, Sidi Ifni, Tan-Tan, Guelmim, Assa-Zag, Tarfaya and Es-semara, continuing Monday in Figuig, Sidi Ifni and Guelmim.

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