فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
Houcine Youaabed, the head of the communication department at the General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM), provided insights into the severe weather conditions currently affecting Morocco.
In an interview with Le Site Info, the official confirmed that the Kingdom is experiencing moderate disturbances across the country, with more intense conditions in the north and the Rif region.
“These disturbances are caused by a deep atmospheric depression named ‘Jana’ by the Spanish meteorological agency. It has already affected western and southern Europe before reaching Morocco,” explained Youaabed.
The department head emphasized that this depression, accompanied by cold air masses, will extend from Portugal to Morocco between Sunday and Tuesday. This will result in severe weather conditions in several regions of the Kingdom, particularly the north, center, east, Atlas areas, and southern provinces.
Youaabed urged Moroccans to remain vigilant and regularly follow weather updates and official instructions to ensure their safety.
The DGM has announced that snowfall, heavy rainfall—sometimes accompanied by thunderstorms and local hail—as well as strong wind gusts with local dust storms, are expected from Saturday to Monday in several provinces of the Kingdom.
Significant snowfall, ranging between 40 and 70 cm above 1,500 meters, is forecast from Saturday at 12:00 PM to Monday at 1:00 PM in the provinces of Ifrane, Azilal, Béni Mellal, and Midelt, according to a red-level alert bulletin issued by the DGM.
The same phenomenon, with an orange-level alert (20-40 cm), will affect Guercif, Taza, Boulemane, Sefrou, Al Hoceima, Chefchaouen, Khénifra, Al Haouz, Ouarzazate, Tinghir, Chichaoua, and Taroudant during the same period, the DGM added.
Additionally, heavy rainfall—sometimes accompanied by thunderstorms and local hail—is expected from Saturday at 10:30 AM to Monday at 6:00 PM, with accumulations ranging from 80 to 150 mm in the provinces of Tanger-Assilah, Chefchaouen, Tétouan, Ouezzane, Larache, and Al Hoceima.
This orange-level alert phenomenon will also affect, from Saturday at 10:30 AM to Sunday at 11:00 PM, the provinces of Fahs-Anjra, M’diq-Fnideq, Kénitra, Taounate, Sidi Kacem, Taza, Ifrane, Béni Mellal, Azilal, and Khénifra, with precipitation ranging between 40 and 80 mm. The DGM also indicated that accumulations of 30 to 40 mm are expected in the provinces of Essaouira, Safi, El Jadida, Agadir-Ida-Ou-Tanane, Taroudant, Khémisset, Khouribga, Settat, El Hajeb, Sidi Slimane, Rabat, Salé, Skhirate-Témara, Médiouna, Casablanca, Berrechid, Benslimane, Nouaceur, Mohammedia, and Sidi Bennour, from Saturday at 10:30 AM to Sunday at 6:00 PM.
Strong wind gusts with local dust storms (70 to 95 km/h) are also expected from Saturday at 10:30 AM to Sunday at 11:00 PM in the provinces of Chefchaouen, Al Hoceima, Fahs-Anjra, Tanger-Assilah, Larache, Tétouan, M’diq-Fnideq, Guercif, Sefrou, Ifrane, Boulemane, El Hajeb, Taza, Meknès, Kénitra, Khémisset, Rabat, Skhirate-Témara, Salé, Benslimane, Médiouna, Sidi Bennour, El Jadida, Berrechid, Settat, Mohammedia, Nouaceur, Casablanca, Youssoufia, Marrakech, Essaouira, Chichaoua, Rehamna, Taroudant, Figuig, Driouch, Taourirt, Midelt, and Ouarzazate.
Similar gusts with an orange-level alert are expected in Jerada, Oujda-Angad, Nador, Berkane, Zagora, Tinghir, Errachidia, and Tata on Saturday from 10:30 AM to 11:00 PM, the same source added.
