Rabat: A heatwave and thunderstorms accompanied by hail and gusty winds are expected from Wednesday to Friday in several provinces across the Kingdom, the General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM) said.

According to Agence Marocaine De Presse, a heatwave with temperatures ranging between 42 and 45°C is anticipated from Wednesday to Friday in the provinces of Kenitra, Aousserd, Oued Ed-Dahab, Boujdour, Assa-Zag, Es-Semara, Tata, Errachidia, Zagora, Marrakech, Rehamna, Sidi Slimane, Khemisset, Ouezzane, Larache, Taounate, Moulay Yacoub, Fez, Sidi Kacem, Meknes, Fquih Ben Salah, El Kelaa des Sraghna, and Beni Mellal. These areas have been issued a level-orange weather alert bulletin by the DGM.

Meanwhile, the same phenomenon, with temperatures ranging between 38 and 42°C, is expected over the same period in the provinces of Settat, Sidi Bennour, Youssoufia, Taroudant, Khouribga, Khenifra, Chichaoua, and Salé, the source added.

Thunderstorms accompanied by hail and gusty winds, with rainfall ranging between 25
and 40 mm, are also expected from Wednesday at 2 p.m. to Thursday at 2 a.m. in the province of Aousserd.