{"id":43926,"date":"2026-01-06T11:01:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T10:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=43926"},"modified":"2026-01-06T11:02:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T10:02:05","slug":"heavy-snow-and-rainfall-expected-across-several-algerian-provinces-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=43926","title":{"rendered":"Heavy Snow and Rainfall Expected Across Several Algerian Provinces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Algiers, January 6, 2026<\/strong> \u2013 Several provinces across Algeria are bracing for a period of intense weather, including heavy snowfall in mountainous regions and significant rainfall, according to the National Meteorological Office.<\/p>\n<p>A special weather advisory, classified as &#8216;Orange&#8217; level, indicates that snowfall is expected in areas above 800 to 1000 meters in altitude. This advisory covers the following provinces: Tlemcen, Naama, El Bayadh, Sidi Bel Abbes, Tiaret, Saida, Mascara, Tissemsilt, Ain Defla, Medea, Blida, Tipaza, Laghouat, Djelfa, M&#8217;Sila, Bouira, Tizi Ouzou, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Jijel, Bejaia, and Setif.<\/p>\n<p>Snow accumulation is predicted to range between 5 and 10 centimeters, with the potential for exceeding 25 centimeters in the Ouarsenis, Chrea, Djurdjura, and Babors mountain ranges. This period of heavy snowfall is expected to last from 12:00 PM on Tuesday until 12:00 PM on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, snowfall is also anticipated in the provinces of Mila, Constantine, Skikda, Guelma, Souk Ahras, Oum El Bouaghi, Batna, Khenchela, and Tebessa, commencing at 11:00 PM on Tuesday and continuing until midday on Wednesday. Snowfall accumulation is estimated to be between 5 and 10 centimeters.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the snowfall warning, a separate advisory warns of persistent thunderstorms and heavy rainfall, potentially exceeding 70 millimeters locally. This advisory is in effect until 6:00 AM on Wednesday and affects the provinces of Tlemcen, Ain Temouchent, Oran, Mostaganem, Chlef, Tipaza, Algiers, Boumerdes, Tizi Ouzou, Bejaia, Mascara, Ain Defla, Blida, Medea, and Bouira.<\/p>\n<p>Significant thunderstorms and rainfall are also expected until midday today in the provinces of M&#8217;Sila, Djelfa, Laghouat, Ghardaia, El Menia, Timimoun, El Bayadh, Naama, and Bechar. Residents are advised to take necessary precautions and stay informed about the evolving 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, January 6, 2026 \u2013 Several provinces across Algeria are bracing for a period of intense weather, including heavy snowfall in mountainous regions and significant rainfall, according to the National Meteorological Office.A special weather advisory, classified as &#8216;Ora&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43927,"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":3,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43926","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\/43926","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=43926"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43926\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43928,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43926\/revisions\/43928"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/43927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}