The Directorate General of Meteorology, under the Ministry of Equipment and Water, issued an orange-level weather alert on Monday warning of significant weather disturbances affecting several provinces across Morocco.
The bulletin forecasts locally strong thunderstorms accompanied by possible hail, with rainfall amounts expected to range between 25 and 35 millimeters. The affected areas include Karsif, Taourirt, Jerada, Figuig, Ifrane, Sefrou, Boulemane, Khénifra and Midelt. These conditions are expected to occur between 2 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Monday.
At the same time, the meteorological service also warned of a concurrent heatwave under the same orange vigilance level, with temperatures expected to range between 35 and 39 degrees Celsius in several regions, including Salé, Khémisset, Témara-Skhirat, Kenitra, Casablanca, El Jadida, Safi, Essaouira, the Souss region, and the southern provinces.
Hussein Youabed, head of communications at the Directorate General of Meteorology, said the situation is due to the extension of a Saharan thermal low-pressure system toward central and southern Morocco, and at times the northern regions. This is bringing hot and dry air masses, pushing temperatures 5 to 8 degrees above seasonal averages.
He added that northern Morocco is simultaneously influenced by a relative low-pressure system, creating an interaction between two contrasting weather patterns. This instability is expected to be most noticeable over the Atlas Mountains and the eastern region, where localized thunderstorms may form. South-easterly winds are also contributing by transporting warm and unstable air masses.
For Monday, the forecast calls for generally hot to very hot conditions in several regions, with unstable cloud formations likely producing thunderstorms over the Atlas and eastern areas. Moderate to strong winds are also expected, with localized dust lifting possible.
On Tuesday, unstable weather conditions are expected to persist, particularly over the eastern southern provinces and the Atlas Mountains, along with a slight drop in temperatures in some areas and increases in others.
By Wednesday, a relative stabilization of weather conditions is expected, with low clouds and local fog near coastal areas, while temperatures are forecast to rise gradually.
From Thursday through the end of the week, unstable conditions are expected to return, particularly over the northwestern regions, Atlantic plains and the Rif, accompanied by a gradual decrease in temperatures.
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