Temperatures to reach 47°C in Morocco this weekend

A heatwave weather is forecasted from Saturday, August 10 to Monday, August 12, 2024, in several Moroccan provinces. Temperatures will range between 42°C and 47°C, announced the Directorate General of Meteorology (DGM) in an «orange» alert bulletin.

Temperatures between 42°C and 44°C are expected over the weekend in the provinces of Ouezzane, Moulay Yacoub, Fès, Taza, Sefrou, Taounate, Sidi Kacem, Khénifra, Azilal, Khouribga, and Al Haouz, according to the DGM.

Temperatures between 43°C and 47°C are also forecasted for the same period in the provinces of Fquih Ben Salah, Béni Mellal, Settat, Marrakech, El Kelaa des Sraghna, Rehamna, Zagora, Taroudant, Tata, Guelmim, Assa-Zag, Boujdour, Es-Semara, and Oued Ed-Dahab.

For Monday, temperatures between 43°C and 47°C are expected in the provinces of Assa-Zag, Es-Semara, Boujdour, Aousserd, and Oued Ed-Dahab, the same source added.