Morocco Braces for Extreme Heat Wave with Temperatures Soaring to 47°C

As of this Tuesday, the provinces of Figuig, Jerada, Zagora, Tinghir, Errachidia and Tata will be the first affected, with temperatures ranging between 41 and 45°C. The heat will then spread to other regions, such as Ouezzane, Guercif, Taourirt, Oujda-Angad, Boulemane, Sefrou, Moulay Yacoub, Taounate, Taza, Fès, Khouribga, Settat, Chichaoua, Youssoufia and Ouarzazate, where the mercury will reach 39 to 42°C from Wednesday to Thursday.

The peak of this heat wave is expected from Wednesday to Friday in the provinces of Fquih Ben Salah, Béni Mellal, El Kelaa des Sraghna, Marrakech, Rehamna, Khenifra, Zagora, Tinghir, Errachidia, Taroudant, Tata, Assa-Zag, Es-Semara and Aousserd, with temperatures that could climb up to 47°C.