Rain returns to Morocco on Wednesday, with possible thunderstorms

Rain returns to Morocco on Wednesday, with possible thunderstorms
Wednesday 20 March 2024 - 23:49

Morocco will experience a gradual drop in temperatures from Wednesday March 20.

Rain will return to several regions, notably the North, Rif and Gharb. An orange alert bulletin will be issued on Thursday.

Over the next few days, rain and thunderstorms will resurface in Morocco, particularly in the Tangier region, the Western Rif, the Mediterranean, Loukkos, Gharb and Oulmès as of Wednesday night, announced the Directorate General of Meteorology.
The Saiss plateau, the phosphate plateaus and the High and Middle Atlas will experience light, scattered rain with a risk of local thunderstorms.

And relatively strong winds will blow over the southern, Souss, Atlas, Rif and southeastern regions, also leading to dust.

An orange vigilance alert from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. has been issued, with rain and thunderstorms forecast for Thursday in the Tangier region, the Western Rif, the Western Mediterranean, Gharb and Loukkos, with light rain also expected over the High and Middle Atlas, the Phosphate and Oulmes plateaus and the northern and central plains.

The towns affected by the orange alert bulletin are : Oujda, Jerada, Figuig, Taourirt, Midelt, Azilal, Ouerzazate, Boulemane, Tinghir, Errachidia, Guercif, Sefrou, Ifrane, Khénifra and Béni Mellal.

Strong gusts of wind and lower temperatures are also forecast over several regions, including the Oriental, South-East and High Atlas regions, and fairly strong over the Tangiers region, the Central Plains and the South.

On Friday and Saturday, rain and thunderstorms will move southwards over the central part of the country and the north-western part of the southern provinces, while the weather will be partly cloudy over the north, east and south-east of the country.

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