Heatwave, Hot Weather & Thunderstorms Expected From Friday to Sunday in Several Moroccan Provinces

Heatwave, Hot Weather & Thunderstorms Expected From Friday to Sunday in Several Moroccan Provinces
Friday 31 July 2026 - 19:30

A heatwave, hot weather and thundershowers accompanied by hail and gusts of wind and thunderstorms are expected, from Friday to Sunday, in several provinces of the Kingdom, said the Directorate General of Meteorology (DGM).

A heatwave with temperatures ranging between 45 and 47°C is forecast, from Friday to Sunday, in the provinces of Oued Ed-Dahab, Boujdour, Assa-Zag, Es-Semara, Taroudant, Tata and Zagora, the DGM indicated in an orange vigilance level alert bulletin.

During the same period, temperatures between 42 and 45°C will be recorded in the provinces of Fquih Ben Salah, El Kelaa Sraghna, Beni Mellal, Agadir-Ida-Ou-Tanane, Marrakech, Rehamna, Youssoufia, Khenifra, Taounate, Ouezzane, Meknes, Fez, Moulay Yacoub, Sidi Kacem, Khouribga, Settat, Chichaoua, Khemisset, Guercif, Taza and in the the provinces of Laayoune, Tarfaya, Guelmim and Tan-Tan, while the provinces of Essaouira and Safi will experience, during the same period, temperatures varying between 39 and 42°C.

Hot weather, with temperatures ranging between 40 and 45°C, is also expected on Friday and Saturday in the provinces of Sidi Slimane, Benslimane, Chtouka-Aït Baha, Sidi Bennour, Berrechid and Kenitra, and between 39 and 42°C in Tiznit, Sidi Ifni, Inzegane-Aït Melloul and El Jadida, during the same period.

In addition, thundershowers accompanied by hail and gusts of wind and thunderstorms will affect, this Friday from 2:00 pm to 11:00 pm, the provinces of Aousserd and Oued Ed-Dahab (40 to 50 mm), and from 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm the provinces of Boulemane, Guercif and Figuig (20 to 30 mm).

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