A heatwave accompanied by strong wind gusts and sandstorms is expected to affect several provinces across Morocco from Monday to Wednesday, the General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM) said on Monday.
In an orange-level weather alert, the DGM forecast temperatures ranging between 38°C and 41°C in the provinces of Sidi Kacem, Sidi Slimane, Khenifra, Fez, Moulay Yacoub, Taounate, Ouezzane, Khouribga, Sidi Bennour, Essaouira, Khemisset, Meknes, Safi, Agadir-Ida-Ou-Tanane and Inzegane-Ait Melloul.
Higher temperatures of between 41°C and 44°C are expected in El Kelaa Sraghna, Rehamna, Youssoufia, Beni Mellal, Fquih Ben Salah, Oued Ed-Dahab, Boujdour, Assa-Zag, Es-Semara, Tata, Taroudant, Aousserd, Settat, Chichaoua, Marrakech, Zagora and Errachidia during the same period.
The weather agency also forecast temperatures ranging from 39°C to 43°C on Monday and Tuesday in the provinces of Chtouka-Ait Baha, Tiznit, Sidi Ifni, Guelmim and Tan-Tan, and on Tuesday in Tarfaya and Laayoune.
Meanwhile, strong wind gusts of between 75 and 80 km/h, accompanied by sandstorms, are expected from Monday morning until Tuesday night in the provinces of Aousserd, Oued Ed-Dahab, Boujdour, Laayoune and Es-Semara, according to the DGM.
