Despite the presence of a powerful anticyclone covering the Morocco as well as a large part of Western Europe and North Africa, an upper altitude depression of the type “cut-off“influences upper layers of the atmosphereexplain Houcine Youabedcommunications manager of the general directorate of meteorology.
Accompanied by cold air masses, this configuration favors the supply of humidity towards the northwest of the country and the reliefs of the Atlas, leading to low precipitation and localized, mainly in the northwest of the country, starting this Thursday and possibly lasting until the end of the week.
Furthermore, a drop in temperatures is expected, particularly in the interior of the country and the reliefs, with a risk of frost near the reliefs, as well as some snowfall on the peaks of the Middle Atlas exceeding 1,900 meters.
Of the rains weak or scattered will begin in the regions of Tangier, Loukkos, the Western Rif, and the west of the Mediterranean coast. They will extend during the night to Gharb, to the west of Saïss, to Oulmès, to the central Rif and to the Atlantic plains between El Jadida and Casablanca.
Friday will be marked by a cold weatherparticularly on the reliefs of the Atlas and the south of the Oriental where morning frosts are expected. Scattered rains will affect the south of the Rif, the Gharb, the Saïss, Oulmès and the Atlantic plains between Casablanca and Safi. This rainy weather is due to infiltration of air masses of polar origin.
With the continued decline in temperaturesthe weather will remain relatively cold, Saturday and Sunday, with gel local on the reliefs of the Atlas and the south of the Oriental, in the morning and at night. Of the snowfall are expected on the peaks of the High Atlasaccompanied by rains orshowers on the High and Middle Atlas as well as their adjacent regions.
