Morocco’s national motorway operator, ADM, urged drivers on Tuesday to remain vigilant and check traffic conditions before travelling after the national weather service forecast heavy rain, strong wind gusts and blowing sand in several provinces.
ADM advised extra caution on motorway corridors serving Tanger Med, Kenitra, Fnideq, Tetouan, Rabat, Taza, the Casablanca Settat region, Marrakech and Agadir, saying conditions could deteriorate quickly during peak weather activity.
The General Directorate of Meteorology issued an orange level alert warning of snow, thunderstorms with possible hail, strong winds with dust and cold temperatures from Monday through Thursday.
Snowfall of 25 to 35 centimetres is expected above 1,400 metres from Tuesday to early Thursday in Taroudant, Al Haouz, Azilal and Ouarzazate, while 15 to 25 centimetres is forecast in Midelt, Beni Mellal, Ifrane, Khenifra, Boulemane, Chichaoua and Tinghir.
Thunderstorms with possible hail of 30 to 40 millimetres are forecast Monday afternoon in Al Hoceima, Sefrou, Fez, Moulay Yacoub, Taounate, Meknes, El Hajeb, Ifrane, Sidi Kacem, Sidi Slimane, Khemisset and Khenifra, with heavier rain expected Tuesday in coastal and northern provinces. Gusts could reach 75 to 85 kmh Tuesday in parts of the southeast, while minimum temperatures could fall to minus 9C on Wednesday in several interior provinces.
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