The General Directorate of Meteorology issued a warning bulletin, recommending the need to exercise caution in a number of areas of the country that will witness thundershowers and strong winds.
In this context, Al-Hussein Youabed, communications officer in the aforementioned directorate, reported that strong thundershowers accompanied by hailstones and wind gusts will affect various regions today, Monday, as the orange alert level reaches amounts ranging between 30 and 60 millimetres. These showers include the regions of Midelt, Tinghir and Errachidia, from 8:30 am to 8 pm. In addition to other regions, such as Taounate, Taza, Tetouan, Beni Mellal, Ifrane and Khenifra, from twelve noon to eleven at night.
The communication official at the General Directorate of Meteorology of the Ministry of Equipment and Water added that strong winds at speeds ranging between 70 and 85 kilometers per hour will affect Figuig, Jerada, Guercif, Taourirt, Boulmane, and Midelt, with an orange alert level, from nine in the morning until nine in the evening.
In a statement to Hespress, Yoabed stressed the importance of “being cautious in the affected areas, and avoiding risks in valleys and slopes, with the need for drivers to be careful due to low visibility and reduce speed as much as possible.”
The spokesman also explained, “The end of last week witnessed the approach of a depression, accompanied by cold air masses. “This led to the formation of unstable rain clouds in the north and centre, especially in the Atlas Heights and the countryside.”
As for tomorrow, Tuesday, thunderstorms will continue with scattered rain in the High and Middle Atlas and neighboring areas. In addition to the phosphate plateaus, Olmas, the Souss region, and the western countryside. Some areas of the southeast and the eastern countryside will witness weak rain, with the possibility of snow falling on the peaks of the High Atlas.
As for temperatures, the minimum will range between 7 degrees and 13 degrees Celsius in the Atlas, the countryside, and the highlands, and between 17 and 23 degrees near the coasts and eastern desert regions. Daytime temperatures will rise in the Souss region and the south, with a slight decrease in other places.
As for Wednesday, some thundershowers will continue with strong winds in Tangier, the Rif, the East, and the Middle Atlas. Temperatures will rise during the day in most parts of the country.
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