Meteorology Directorate: Low pressure winds to bring rain, snow across Morocco this week

The General Directorate of Moroccan Meteorology has confirmed a weather forecast that indicates the arrival of a rainy low pressure winds, starting from next night to Sunday.

“As a result of the concentration of a low pressure winds in the center of the country, it is expected to rain or weak to locally moderate rain showers, sometimes accompanied by thunder; over the central Atlantic plains, the north of the High Atlas, its eastern foothills and the east of the Middle Atlas Highlands.”

Skies will be sometimes cloudy in the north-west of our southern provinces, the Small-Atlas, the Souss region, the South High Atlas, the central interior plains, and the Rif, with some scattered rain drops.

The directorate of the Ministry of Water and Equipment also stated that “these rainy low pressure wind gusts comes in the context of strong wind gusts in the Tangier region, the southeastern foothills, the Middle and High Atlas, and the south of the eastern region, with fairly strong winds in the Rif and in the north of the eastern region,” it estimated, noting that “temperatures during the night will be relatively high in the eastern region, Sais, and the north-west of the country.”

The same data was reinforced by the contents of an “warning bulletin updated from an orange alert level” (No. 28/2024) seen by Hespress, stating that “strong local thunderstorms (from 25 to 35 mm) are expected from midnight tomorrow, Sunday (March 24) until 2 pm, in the provinces of Midelt, Rachidia, Figuig, Tangier and Boulmane.”

By Sunday, March 24, “as a result of the activity of the low pressure winds and their movement in the western center of the country and its association with a cold air mass in the upper atmosphere,” some rains will affect, according to the same official statements, “both the eastern region, the Middle Atlas, the center of the country, the northern plains, the Mediterranean coast and the western countryside,” while “some rain drops are also likely to affect the High Atlas and the west of our southern regions,” amid “low cloudy to sometimes cloudy skies in the rest of the country. This is with the possibility of some snow over the peaks of the High Atlas Highlands.

The directorate also warned of “moderately strong to strong winds that may lead to local dust scattering in the Atlas, the center of the country, the Sais, the south, the southeast, the eastern region, the Tangier region and the Mediterranean coasts.” Temperatures during the day will “decrease” in most parts of the country.

Regarding the forecast for the beginning of the new week, the communication official of the Moroccan Meteorological Directorate told Hespress that “Monday will witness the approach of a new low pressure wind wave accompanied by cold air masses in the upper layers, which will cause rain again affecting the northern, central and eastern regions of the country,” adding that it will include “also the Atlas Highlands, with the possibility that snowfalls will affect the peaks of the High Atlas Mountains.”

“This will be accompanied by a decrease in temperatures in the north and east of the country, and active winds in some areas,” the directorate continued.

According to the the same source, “it is expected that the chances of localized rains with thunderstorms in some places, and the possibility of snowfall on the Atlas Mountains, will continue throughout next Tuesday.

It is noteworthy that this rain-laden low pressure wind comes after “strong wind gusts (75-90 km per hour) with localized dust expected from today, Saturday, until tomorrow, Sunday, in a number of regions of the Kingdom.”

The directorate predicted, earlier on Saturday, “strong winds (75-90 kilometers per hour) with local blowing of dust, starting from 12:30 pm today, Saturday, and until 7:00 pm tomorrow, Sunday, in the communes and provinces of Fahs-Anjara, Tangier-Asilah, Fakik, Boulman, Midelt, Ifrane, Sefrou, Khenifra, Beni Mellal, Tinghir, Rachidia, Zagora, Rizkat, Azilal and Hawz.” The same phenomenon is expected to occur on Sunday.

The same source added that “the same phenomenon is also expected” in Oujda-Angad, Kersef, Taourirt, Jarada, Hajeb and Taza, from 3:00 p.m. tomorrow, Sunday, until 7:00 p.m. on the same day.