Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Morocco swelters in heat wave.




In the last few days Morocco was blasted by a searing heat wave which lasted all weekend and extended into Monday and Tuesday. Just as an example; at Safi, Monday's high reached 45 degrees Celsius (110 degrees F).

Located on the coast, Safi is typically moderated by breezes off the Atlantic Ocean. However, winds the past few days have been from the east to northeast, preventing the ocean breeze from developing. To put these temperatures in comparison to normal, the average daily high at the end of June is 26 degrees C. Temperatures will soar above 37 degrees again before some cooler weather returns by the end of the week.

This week in Fez expect 38 today and tops of around 37 for the remainder of the week. Night temperatures are dropping to between 16 and 17 degrees C.

We suggest you go take a long cool shower under the stars



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