DR ‹ › Heavy rains with thunderstorms and a risk of hail, snowfall starting from 1,400 meters, and strong gusts of wind are expected on Friday and Saturday across several provinces in Morocco, announced the General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM). In particular, heavy rains with thunderstorms and a risk of hail (40 to 65 mm) are anticipated from Friday at 6:00 a.m. to Saturday at the same time in the provinces of Fahs-Anjra, Ouezzane, Tanger-Assilah, Tetouan, M'Diq-Fnideq, Taounate, Taza, Chefchaouen, Al Hoceima, and Larache, according to the DGM in an orange-level alert bulletin. The same weather phenomenon (30 to 40 mm) is expected during the same period in the provinces of Benslimane, Khouribga, Azilal, Khénifra, Fez, Sefrou, Moulay Yacoub, Béni Mellal, Driouch, Khémisset, Rabat, Salé, Skhirat-Temara, Meknes, Guercif, El Hajeb, Ifrane, Sidi Kacem, Sidi Slimane, and Kenitra. Additionally, snowfall (20 to 40 cm) starting from 1,400 meters is expected from Friday at 3:00 p.m. to Saturday at 9:00 p.m. in the provinces of Midelt, Boulemane, Sefrou, Guercif, Taza, Azilal, Béni Mellal, Ouarzazate, Tinghir, Al Haouz, Ifrane, and Khénifra. Snowfall (10 to 20 cm) will also affect, during the same period, the provinces of Al Hoceima, Jerada, and Taourirt. Moreover, strong gusts of wind (85 to 95 km/h) are expected from Friday at 6:00 a.m. to Saturday at 6:00 a.m. in the provinces of Chefchaouen, Al Hoceima, Tetouan, Berkane, Midelt, Driouch, Figuig, Boulemane, Guercif, Taza, Ouarzazate, Tinghir, Jerada, Nador, Oujda-Angad, and Taourirt. Wind gusts (75 to 85 km/h) will also impact, during the same period, the provinces of Tata, Al Haouz, Tiznit, Larache, Zagora, Fahs-Anjra, Taounate, Tanger-Assilah, Skhirat-Temara, Khénifra, Ifrane, Azilal, Béni Mellal, El Hajeb, Meknes, Taroudant, Salé, Sidi Slimane, Sidi Kacem, Sidi Ifni, Rabat, M'Diq-Fnideq, Fez, Ouezzane, Errachidia, Sefrou, Moulay Yacoub, Guelmim, Kenitra, and Khémisset, concludes the DGM.
