Several meteorology experts, including the engineer at the National Institute of Meteorology, Mehrez Ghannouchi, have warned of the risk of strong precipitation in certain regions of the country, which could cause floods and floods.
Mehrez Ghannouchi said that the weather situation is alert, adding that the first areas affected by thunderstorms will be the western regions, such as Jendouba, Béja, Kef, Siliana, Kasserine, Gafsa, and locally the north of Tozeur.
Subsequently, the rains will gradually win Kairouan, northern Sidi Bouzid, then reach Bizerte, Grand Tunis, Zaghouan, Nabeul, Sousse, Monastir and locally Mahdia at the end of the day.
He insisted that the rains will be stormy and abundant, with localized hail falls. They could cause sudden floods and a rise in waters in the low zones, in parallel with strong gusts of wind.
According to the National Institute of Meteorology, the sky will be very cloudy with temporarily stormy rains in the western regions, gradually extending to the regions of the northern and the center. The rains will be locally abundant in the north in the afternoon, accompanied by hailstorms in places.
Temperatures will be down with maximums that will vary between 18 and 25 ° C in the north, the center and the southwest, around 13 ° C on the heights, between 27 and 33 ° C in the other regions, and will reach up to 37 ° C in the extreme south-east.
In addition, the quantities of rain could locally exceed 50 mm in the northwest regions. Precipitation will be less in the east of the country, but their impact could be more important, especially in urban areas like Bizerte, Grand Tunis, Zaghouan, Cap Bon and the Sahel region at the end of the day.