{"id":39694,"date":"2025-12-25T13:42:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T12:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=39694"},"modified":"2025-12-25T13:42:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T12:42:36","slug":"heavy-snowfall-expected-across-central-and-eastern-algeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=39694","title":{"rendered":"Heavy Snowfall Expected Across Central and Eastern Algeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Algiers<\/strong> \u2013 Significant snowfall is anticipated to blanket several central and eastern Algerian provinces starting this Thursday evening, according to the National Meteorology Office. A special weather alert has been issued, placing the affected regions under an orange vigilance level.<\/p>\n<p>The provinces expected to experience heavy snowfall include Bouira, Tizi Ouzou, Bejaia, Bordj Bou Arreridj, and M&#8217;Sila. The snow is predicted to begin around 9:00 PM on Thursday and continue until noon (12:00 PM) on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Accumulation levels are forecast to range between 10 and 15 centimeters in areas with altitudes exceeding 1200 meters. Motorists are advised to drive with caution on higher altitude roads.<\/p>\n<p>The weather alert also extends to the provinces of Setif, Batna, and Khenchela. These regions are expected to witness snowfall starting at 3:00 AM on Friday, lasting until 3:00 PM the same day. Similar accumulation levels, potentially reaching up to 15 centimeters in elevated areas, are also predicted.<\/p>\n<p><em>Citizens, particularly those using mountain roads, are urged to exercise caution and vigilance.<\/em> The National Meteorology Office advises residents to stay updated on the latest weather forecasts and take necessary precautions to mitigate any potential risks associated with the adverse winter weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=1\">More Algeria articles on DZWatch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\">DZWatch &#8211; Your News Portal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Algiers \u2013 Significant snowfall is anticipated to blanket several central and eastern Algerian provinces starting this Thursday evening, according to the National Meteorology Office. A special weather alert has been issued, placing the affected regions under an orange vigilance le&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39695,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":8,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-algeria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39694"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39694\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39696,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39694\/revisions\/39696"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/39695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}