Morocco braces for mixed weather with heat, potential thunderstorms

Morocco's weather is set for a mixed bag in the coming days, according to the General Directorate of Meteorology. While many parts of the kingdom will enjoy stable, sunny skies, others can expect unstable clouds, possibly bringing local showers and thunderstorms, particularly on Sunday and Monday.

Relatively hot to hot conditions are forecast to continue in the southeastern regions and desert areas. Strong winds are also anticipated in these parts, potentially kicking up dust. Temperatures will show a wide range, with the southeast and desert areas potentially hitting 40 to 45 degrees Celsius, while other regions will experience highs between 20 and 32 degrees.

Looking ahead to Sunday, the forecast indicates continued heat in the southeast and desert regions. Low clouds and fog are expected along the Atlantic coast and Mediterranean front during the morning and night. However, the eastern regions, the Middle Atlas, and its eastern slopes might see unstable clouds, with a chance of local rain and thunderstorms. Slight temperature drops are expected in the southeast, with a slight increase elsewhere.

By Monday, a slight decrease in temperatures is anticipated in the Moulouya Valley and Saiss region, with relative stability or a slight increase in other areas. Similar to Sunday, low clouds and fog are expected along the Atlantic coast and Mediterranean front. The Atlas Mountains and southern areas could experience scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Strong winds are likely to persist in the Atlas Mountains, southeastern regions, eastern high plateaus, and desert areas, with potential for dust.

From Tuesday through the end of the week, the meteorological service predicts continued relatively hot weather in the southeast and southern provinces. Unstable clouds may appear in the Atlas Mountains and eastern regions in the afternoons, possibly bringing local thunderstorms. Strong winds are expected to continue in the southern provinces, central coast, eastern region, Atlas Mountains, and southeastern areas, with a possibility of localized dust. Temperatures are expected to remain relatively stable until Saturday before gradually rising, indicating a continuation of varied weather patterns across the kingdom, with the south and southeast remaining the most affected by the heat.

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The weather situation in Morocco during the coming days will witness a variation between stable and sunny conditions in a number of the Kingdom's regions, and the appearance of unstable clouds that may be accompanied by local rain showers and thunderstorms, especially on Sunday and Monday, at a time when the weather remains relatively hot to hot in the southeast and within the desert provinces.