Temperatures highs of 42-47C forecast for much of Morocco this week

Temperatures highs of 42-47C forecast for much of Morocco this week
Wednesday 11 August 2021 - 13:12

Temperatures are set to soar starting Tomorrow as high as 49C in Morocco this week as hot and dry wind coming from the Sahara Desert will reach much of the Southern and Eastern regions.

The General Directorate of Meteorology’s weather alert alarmed Moroccans to brace for a significant rise in temperature. Temperatures varying between 42 and 47 ° C will affect the provinces of Béni Mellal, Berkane, Boulemane, Chefchaouen, Driouch, El Hajeb, El Kelaa des Sraghna, Errachidia, Fès, Fquih Ben Saleh, Guercif, Jerada, Khénifra, Khouribga, Meknès, Moulay Yacoub, Nador, Ouezzane, Oujda-Angad, Sefrou, Settat, Sidi Kacem, Sidi Slimane, Taounate, Taourirt, Tata, Taza and Zagora.

From Friday to Monday, temperatures will oscillate between 42 and 45 ° C in the provinces of Aousserd, Assa-Zag, Benslimane, Berrechid, Chichaoua, Es-Semara, Essaouira, Kénitra, Khemisset, Larache, Safi, Sidi Bennour, Youssoufia, Berkane, Boulemane, Chefchaouen, El Hajeb, Errachidia, Guercif, Jerada, Khénifra, Nador, Driouch, Ouezzane, Oujda-Angad, Sefrou, Taourirt, Taza and Zagora, added the same source.

During the same period, the provinces of Marrakech, Rehamna, Taroudant, Beni Mellal, El Kelaa des Sraghna, Fès, Fquih Ben Salah, Khouribga, Meknes, Moulay Yacoub, Settat, Sidi Kacem, Sidi Slimane, Taounate and Tata will experience varying temperatures between 45 and 47 ° C, specifies the same source.

On the other hand, temperatures ranging from 45 to 49 ° C are expected, from Saturday to Monday, in the provinces of Agadir-Ida-Ou Tanane, Boujdour, Chtouka-Ait Baha, Guelmim, Inezgane-Ait Melloul, Oued Ed -Dahab, Sidi Ifni, Tant-Tan and Tiznit, adds the DGM.

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