Former Tropical Storm Kirk became a depression after losing energy over cold Atlantic waters, losing its original tropical cyclone characteristics, and continuing to weaken as cold air from the North Atlantic converged.
This weakness leads to changes in weather conditions, as this depression heads towards western Europe, specifically France, Spain and Portugal, where it is expected to bring rain and strong winds on Thursday and Friday.
However, this depression will not have a major impact on Morocco, according to what was confirmed by Al-Hussein Youabed, communications officer at the General Directorate of Meteorology, highlighting that it will cause indirect changes in the weather condition of the Kingdom.
Youabed added, in a statement to Hespress, that it is expected that the Assyrian highland, which constitutes a barrier to the arrival of air depressions in our country, will weaken, which will lead to a slight drop in temperatures in some northern regions of Morocco, with the possibility of some rain falling. He pointed out that with regard to the state of the sea, it may cause This is relatively low in wave height on the Atlantic coast this evening, and until midday tomorrow, Thursday.
Regarding weather forecasts during the coming days, it is expected, according to the same official, that the regions of Tangier, Lokos, the Western Rif, and Gharb will be affected by some rain or local showers starting at the end of this afternoon, with scattered raindrops on the plains north of Safi, Sais, The rest of the countryside, and the Mediterranean, next night.
On Thursday, the Rif, Gharb, Lokos, Northern Plains and Sais areas are expected to witness scattered light rain. There may be raindrops on the northern and central coasts, and thundershowers with strong winds and the possibility of hail in the far south of the country. In addition to relatively strong winds with dust flying in the northeastern desert regions.
The General Directorate of Meteorology expects scattered light rains to affect the Tangiers, the Lokos, the western countryside and the western Mediterranean on Friday.
As for Saturday and Sunday, the country is likely to witness a new weather disturbance with heavy clouds that may lead to strong rain showers locally on the northern and central plains, the countryside, the Atlas regions, the Mediterranean coast, and the east.
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