Morocco Braces for Extreme Heatwave as Temperatures Approach 50°C (122°F)

The expected temperatures are very high and vary between 47 and 49°C. And this will be on Wednesday in Agadir-Ida-Ou-Tanane, Chtouka-Ait Baha, Guelmim, Inezgane-Ait Melloul, Laayoune and Taroudant. From Wednesday to Thursday, the weather will be just as hot with temperatures ranging between 44 and 47°C in the provinces of Agadir-Ida-Ou-Tanane, Aousserd, Assa-Zag, Beni Mellal, Boujdour, Chtouka Ait Baha, Kelaat Seraghna, Es-Semara, Essaouira, Fquih Ben Salah, Guelmim, Inezgane-Ait Melloul, Laayoune, Marrakech, Oued Ed-Dahab, Rehamna, Settat, Sidi Ifni, Tan-Tan, Tarfaya, Taroudant, Tata, Tiznit and Youssoufia.

During the same period, temperatures ranging from 40 to 44°C are expected in Benslimane, Berrechid, Chichaoua, El Hajeb, Errachidia, Fès, Guercif, Khemisset, Khénifra, Khouribga, Larache, Meknes, Moulay Yacoub, Ouezzane, Safi, Sefrou, Settat, Sidi Bennour, Sidi Kacem, Sidi Slimane, Taounate, Taourirt, Taza and Zagora. On the other hand, from Wednesday to Thursday, the provinces of Chefchaouen, El Jadida, Kenitra, Mediouna, Nouaceur, Rabat, Sale, Skhirate-Temara and Tanger-Assilah, will be subject to temperatures ranging between 38 and 41°C, according to the special bulletin of the DGM.

The DGM also warns that fairly strong gusts of wind of 50 to 65 km/h will hit the southern provinces. Similarly, locally moderate thunderstorms are expected in Al Haouz, Azilal, Beni Mellal, Boulemane, Chichaoua, El Hajeb, Kelaat Sraghna, Fquih Ben Salah, Ifrane, Khénifra, Khouribga, Midelt, Rehamna, Sefrou, Settat and Youssoufia, the same source specifies.