Rain reached large parts of Morocco on Monday as a low-pressure system approaching through the western Mediterranean pushed temperatures back toward normal early-autumn levels after several unusually warm days.
Dense clouds brought rain or localized thunderstorms to the Oulmès plateau, Saiss and Middle Atlas, while scattered rainfall was recorded across the Rif, western Mediterranean coast and High Atlas, according to the General Directorate of Meteorology.
DGM spokesperson Houssine Youabed said the unsettled conditions were being driven by a low-pressure system extending from the western Mediterranean toward northern Morocco.
Temperatures have also fallen sharply since Sunday after running 5°C to 8°C above seasonal averages in some areas during the previous days, Youabed said.
The decline brings much of northern and central Morocco back close to the usual range for the beginning of autumn. Temperatures could edge up again by one or two degrees above average in the coming days, but the DGM does not expect a return to the intensity of the recent heat.
Monday’s rainfall extends across the Mediterranean coast, Rif, Saiss, phosphate and Oulmès plateaus, Atlas ranges and areas west of the mountains. Intermittent rain is also possible across the northern and central plains, Souss, Anti-Atlas, southeast, Oriental region and northwestern southern provinces.
The south remains warmer, with highs of 36°C to 40°C expected in eastern and southern parts of the Saharan provinces, compared with 20°C to 27°C across much of the rest of the country.
Conditions are expected to become slightly warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, although unstable clouds could continue to produce local showers over the Atlas. Relatively warm weather should persist in the southeast and southern provinces later in the week.
Youabed cautioned that the first rains remain too limited to draw conclusions about the wider rainfall season.
The DGM said the first 20 days of the month were Morocco’s warmest for that period since 1981.
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