DR ‹ › From Friday to Sunday, Morocco is bracing for severe weather conditions, including heavy thunderstorms, hail, strong winds, snowfall, and a significant drop in temperatures, as announced by the General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM). In an orange-level alert issued by the DGM, intense thunderstorms accompanied by hail and sporadic gusts of wind, with rainfall expected between 15 and 25 mm, are forecast for Friday between 11:00 AM and 11:00 PM in the provinces of Kenitra, Sidi Kacem, Sidi Slimane, Safi, Sidi Bennour, Salé, Rabat, El Jadida, and Essaouira. From midnight Saturday until 10:00 AM Sunday, these conditions are expected to intensify, with rainfall amounts ranging from 55 to 75 mm impacting Safi, Essaouira, El Jadida, Sidi Bennour, Berrechid, Casablanca, Mediouna, Nouaceur, Agadir-Ida-Ou-Tanane, Chtouka-Ait Baha, Inezgane-Ait Melloul, and Taroudant, according to the same source. Meanwhile, the provinces of El Kelaa des Sraghna, Rehamna, Marrakech, Settat, Chichaoua, Youssoufia, Tiznit, Khénifra, Fquih Ben Salah, Béni Mellal, Azilal, Al Haouz, Mohammedia, Khouribga, and Benslimane are anticipated to receive rainfall between 35 and 55 mm during the same timeframe. Furthermore, snowfall is expected above 1,500 meters on Saturday and Sunday in the provinces of Azilal, Midelt, Ouarzazate, Ifrane, Al Haouz, and Tinghir, with accumulations reaching 20 to 40 cm. Snowfalls of 10 to 15 cm are also forecast in the provinces of Boulemane, Khénifra, Chichaoua, Taroudant, Chefchaouen, Al Hoceima, and Béni Mellal. Additionally, strong wind gusts between 75 and 85 km/h are anticipated on Saturday from 1:00 AM to 12:00 PM in the provinces of Safi, Chichaoua, Sidi Bennour, Essaouira, and El Jadida. Lastly, a cold wave with temperatures plummeting to between -7 and -3°C is expected from Friday to Sunday in the provinces of Midelt, Boulemane, Tinghir, Azilal, Chichaoua, Ouarzazate, Al Haouz, Taroudant, and Ifrane.
