A heat wave is expected from Sunday to Monday and locally strong thunderstorms expected Sunday in several provinces of the Kingdom, announced Sunday the General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM).
Thus, temperatures varying between 44 and 47 ° C will concern, on Sunday, the provinces of Sidi Kacem, Sidi Slimane, Taounate, Ouezzane, Fès, Meknès, Moulay Yacoub, Sefrou, Khemisset, Settat, El Kelaa des Sraghna, Fquih Ben Salah, Beni Mellal, Taourirt, Guercif, Oujda-Angad, Taroudant, Assa-Zag, Es-Semara, Tata, Errachidia and Zagora, indicates the DGM in a weather alert report indicating an orange level of vigilance.
During the same validity, the provinces of Agadir-Ida-Ou-Tanane, Kenitra, Larache, El Hajeb, Chichaoua, Rehamna, Youssoufia, Sidi Bennour, Marrakech, Driouch, Chefchaouen, Khenifra, Khouribga, Essaouira (interior), Nouaceur, Guelmim, Tan-Tan, Jerada and Taza will experience temperatures varying between 40 and 44 ° C, specifies the same source.
On the other hand, temperatures oscillating between 30 and 36 ° C are expected in the provinces of Al Hoceima, Casablanca, Mohammadia, El Jadida, Rabat, Salé, Nador , Berkane, Skhirate-Temara and Tanger-Assilah, adds the DGM.
Temperatures will oscillate between 42 and 46 ° C on Monday in the provinces of Taroudant, Guelmim, Tan-Tan, Assa-Zag , Es-Semara, Laayoune, Boujdour, Oued Ed-dahab, Tata, Errachidia, Fquih Ben Salah, Beni Mellal, Marrakech, Youssoufia, Guercif, Oujda-Angad, Taourirt, Boulemane, Chichaoua, Chtouka-Ait Baha, Inezgane-Ait Melloul , Tiznit and Zagora.
In addition, the press release indicates that locally strong thunderstorms (20 to 30 mm) will affect, this Sunday from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m., the provinces of Al Haouz, Chichaoua, Chtouka- Ait Baha, Taroudant, Tata, Tiznit and Youssoufia, reporting an orange level of vigilance.