Morocco’s weather service has issued an orange-level alert as heavy rain, thunderstorms, snowfall and strong winds are forecast to affect dozens of provinces from Sunday through Wednesday.
Rainfall of 60 to 80 mm, accompanied by thunderstorms and hail risk, is expected from Sunday morning to Monday afternoon in northern provinces including Tangier-Assilah, Tetouan, Chefchaouen, Larache and M’diq-Fnideq, the General Directorate of Meteorology said. Additional rainfall of 30 to 60 mm is forecast for Taounate and Al Hoceima.
Snowfall of 10 to 20 cm is expected above 1,600 metres in provinces including Ifrane, Boulemane, Midelt, Taza and Sefrou from Sunday morning to early Monday.
Strong winds with gusts reaching 75 to 90 km/h are forecast Sunday in eastern and northern areas including Figuig, Jerada, Guercif and Chefchaouen.
A second wave of severe weather is expected from early Tuesday through Wednesday across large parts of northern, central and coastal Morocco.
Temperatures are forecast to drop sharply, with lows between minus 8 and minus 3 degrees Celsius in several mountainous and inland provinces.
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