After a start to the year 2023 marked by drought, the winter weather is making a strong comeback with a cold snap accompanied by snow and rain showers.
Indeed, for this Monday, January 23, 2023, a cold wave accompanied by snow will be present in several wilayas of Algeria.
In its vigilance map, the National Meteorological Office (ONM) places 11 wilayas of the country on orange vigilance alert signed “Snow and Ice”.
These are indeed the following wilayas: Tissemsilt, Ain Defla, Médéa, Blida, Boumerdes, Tizi-Ouzou, Bouira, Bejaia, Jijel, Bordj Bou Arreridj and Sétif.
According to Météo Algérie, the validity of the alert will extend from yesterday Sunday until Monday in the late afternoon.
What is the weather forecast for Algiers on January 23?
In addition to the 11 wilayas concerned by the orange vigilance alert, in the coastal regions, in the north of Algeria, the meteorological office announced on Monday a completely overcast sky in the center, including Algiers, to the east and very gray in the west.
Inside the country, the same phenomenon is observed: a gray sky with showers in the East. Overcast skies will also be present in western Algeria, but with strong winds.
In the great Sahara, the wilayas of the west will experience a very blue sky, like Béchar, Adrar, Tindouf and, as well as in the east.
On the other hand, temperatures will experience a slight increase and will vary between 3 and 13 degrees on the coast, between 0 and 9 degrees in the wilayas of the interior, and between 15 and 26 degrees in the far south.
