A high-pressure area forming over Morocco has led temperatures to significantly rise on Wednesday, likely to last several days, and reach much of Europe.
These areas of high pressure are marked by a descent of air molecules to the surface of the earth from the upper troposphere. As the air descends, air becomes compressed and the pressure increases, leading to warm temperatures that last for days.
Morocco’s Directorate of Meteorology (DGM) told Hespress EN that the high-pressure area forming over the surface of the country has resulted in the formation of a south to south-east flow, causing hot and dry air masses to rise from the south towards the country’s center and north.
“As a result, temperatures in most parts of the country were 5 to 10 degrees above normal, especially in the north, center, and east,” added the same source.
The DGM expects that the weather will remain stable and fairly warm to hot over the Souss, the southern provinces and the center during this week.
In the meantime, a mass of very dry air, filled with desert dust is forming over the Sahara Desert, a typilcal weather phenomenon for early autumn.
Saharan dust spreading over Maghreb western coast, Iberian Peninsula and western Mediterranean.
Find more forecast products here: https://t.co/6V1NLWVz2O@WMO @AEMET_Esp @BSC_CNS @UNCCD @xqcgeo @ECuevasAgullo @SaraBasart pic.twitter.com/svu65WPhfg— Barcelona Dust (@Dust_Barcelona) October 25, 2022
The desert regions of northern Africa are estimated to release about 800 million tons of dust each year. That is 70% of the total global dust emissions, and six times more than the next largest source, Asia. A large portion of these emissions is carried to the west over the Atlantic Ocean
The following is tomorrow’s weather forecast
-Misty formations and low clouds over the southern coasts and the Mediterranean shore.
-Fairly strong gusts of wind with dusting over the northern Saharan provinces.
-Minimum temperatures around 07/11°C in the Atlas, 10/16°C in the Rif, Oriental and south-eastern slopes, 20/25°C in the Sahara.
-slopes, 20/25°C in the Souss and the interior of the southern provinces and 14/20°C in the rest of the country.
-Daytime temperatures will drop slightly over the coasts and the Center and rise slightly over the East.
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