Morocco Sees Stormy Rain and Heat in Several Regions
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Morocco had bad weather this weekend. There was rain with thunder in many provinces on Sunday.
Weather experts measured how much rain fell. They looked at the last 24 hours before Sunday.
The east of Morocco stayed very hot. This is called a heatwave.
On Monday, August 17, there was more stormy rain. It happened in the Oriental region and the Moyen-Atlas mountains.
A thunderstorm brings rain, thunder, and sometimes strong wind. These storms can come fast in summer.
The weather service watches the sky every day. They tell people about rain, heat, and storms.
People in these areas should be careful. Storms can bring heavy rain very quickly.
This kind of weather is common in Morocco in August. Hot days can turn into stormy afternoons.
Vocabulary15 words
- rain
- water that falls from clouds
- thunder
- loud sound during a storm
- provinces
- parts of a country, like regions
- heatwave
- many days of very hot weather
- Oriental
- the eastern region of Morocco
- Moyen-Atlas
- a mountain area in Morocco
- thunderstorm
- a storm with rain and thunder
- weather service
- a group that studies and reports weather
- region
- a large area of a country
- mountains
- very high land
- storm
- bad weather with wind and rain
- heavy rain
- a lot of rain falling fast
- measured
- found the exact amount of something
- east
- the direction where the sun rises
- hot
- having a high temperature
Quiz
Answer key
1. Thunderstorms in several provinces 2. In the east of Morocco 3. Oriental and Moyen-Atlas
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Morocco had bad weather this weekend. There was _____ with _____ in many _____ on Sunday.
Weather experts _____ how much rain fell. They looked at the last 24 hours before Sunday.
The east of Morocco stayed very hot. This is called a _____.
On Monday, August 17, there was more stormy rain. It happened in the _____ region and the _____ mountains.
A _____ brings rain, thunder, and sometimes strong wind.
The _____ watches the sky every day.