Today
Mon, Jun 22
Overcast
39°30°
- Rain chance
- 4%
- Precip
- 0 mm
- Max wind
- 13 km/h
Assaba, Mauritania · Nouakchott time · 16.62°, -11.40°
Extreme heat today: feels-like temperatures up to 42 °C.
Extreme heat today: feels-like temperatures up to 42 °C.
Derived advisory — not an official warning
Extreme heat tomorrow: feels-like temperatures up to 42 °C.
Extreme heat tomorrow: feels-like temperatures up to 42 °C.
Derived advisory — not an official warning
Extreme heat Thursday: feels-like temperatures up to 42 °C.
Extreme heat Thursday: feels-like temperatures up to 42 °C.
Derived advisory — not an official warning
Extreme heat Friday: feels-like temperatures up to 41 °C.
Extreme heat Friday: feels-like temperatures up to 41 °C.
Derived advisory — not an official warning
Extreme heat Sunday: feels-like temperatures up to 41 °C.
Extreme heat Sunday: feels-like temperatures up to 41 °C.
Derived advisory — not an official warning
Current conditions · 12:30 AM local
32°C
Partly cloudy
Feels like 33°C
113
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
US AQI · European AQI 78
Air quality in Kiffa is currently unhealthy for sensitive groups, with a US AQI of 113 (European AQI 78). The dominant pollutant right now is PM2.5. Children, older adults and people with heart or lung conditions should limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) measures 31 µg/m³.
AQI computed from the CAMS air quality model via Open-Meteo. Bands follow the US EPA scale.
Kiffa is currently seeing partly cloudy, with 32 °C on the thermometer. It feels close to the actual reading at 33 °C. Wind is from the SSE at 14 km/h. Humidity stands at 44% with sea-level pressure near 1012 hPa.
Overcast
Thunderstorm with heavy hail · 45% chance of rain
A steady stretch: highs near 41°, lows around 28°, and no day above a 22% rain chance through Sunday.
Today brings overcast with a high of 39 °C and a low of 30 °C. Tomorrow looks like thunderstorm with heavy hail; temperatures run from 25 °C up to 38 °C. Rain chance peaks at 45% with around 9.6 mm possible. Gusts may reach 55 km/h from the W. Wednesday looks like overcast; temperatures run from 28 °C up to 39 °C. Gusts may reach 41 km/h from the W.
Today
Mon, Jun 22
Overcast
39°30°
Tomorrow
Tue, Jun 23
Thunderstorm with heavy hail
38°25°
Wednesday
Wed, Jun 24
Overcast
39°28°
Kiffa starts the period under partly cloudy, with the mercury at 32 °C and a feels-like of 33 °C. Today's forecast calls for overcast, topping out near 39 °C before falling back to 30 °C overnight. Winds blow mainly from the SSW around 13 km/h, with gusts up to 23 km/h. Daytime highs hold fairly steady this week, staying within 37 to 41 °C. Rain is in the picture on tomorrow, with roughly 10 mm expected in total across the week. Tomorrow brings thunderstorm with heavy hail with a high of 38 °C and a 45% chance of precipitation. The UV index reaches 8 today, so sun protection is sensible during the middle of the day. With the apparent temperature pushing into heat-stress territory, limit strenuous outdoor activity in the afternoon and stay hydrated. Sunrise comes at 06:14 and sunset at 19:21, giving 13.1 hours of daylight. Current humidity sits at 44% with pressure near 1012 hPa. Looking further out, Friday shows partly cloudy with a high around 40 °C, while Sunday ends the week at 39 °C.
Soil temperatures today read surface 34.6 °C, 6 cm 37.7 °C, 18 cm 40.3 °C, 54 cm 38.5 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.04 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.09 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.18 m³/m³. For wheat, the root-zone reading is below the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Reference evapotranspiration totals 53 mm against only 10 mm of expected rain — a 43 mm deficit, so irrigation will be needed this week. A suitable spraying window opens around 07:00 on 2026-06-22, with winds at or below 15 km/h and no rain expected. Heat stress is likely for wheat with highs reaching 41 °C (threshold 32 °C). Heat stress is likely for maize with highs reaching 41 °C (threshold 35 °C). Projected growing degree days over the next week: wheat 205, maize 167.
Weather alerts for Kiffa (derived from forecast data, not official warnings): Extreme heat today: feels-like temperatures up to 42 °C. Extreme heat tomorrow: feels-like temperatures up to 42 °C. Extreme heat Thursday: feels-like temperatures up to 42 °C. Extreme heat Friday: feels-like temperatures up to 41 °C. Extreme heat Sunday: feels-like temperatures up to 41 °C.
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| City | Kiffa, Assaba, Mauritania |
| Coordinates | 16.62073, -11.40208 |
| Elevation | 127 m |
| Timezone | Africa/Nouakchott |
| Population | 62,051 |
| Observed at (local) | 12:30 AM |
| Temperature (2 m) | 32°C |
| Apparent temperature | 33°C |
| Relative humidity (2 m) | 42% |
| Dew point (2 m) | 18°C |
| Precipitation (last hour) | 0 mm |
| Rain | 0 mm |
| Showers | 0 mm |
| Snowfall | 0 cm |
| Weather code (WMO) | 2 |
| Cloud cover | 76% |
| Surface pressure | 998 hPa |
| Sea-level pressure | 1012 hPa |
| Wind speed (10 m) | 14 km/h |
| Wind gusts (10 m) | 21 km/h |
| Wind direction (10 m) | 166° (SSE) |
| Visibility | 25 km |
| UV index | 0 |
| Day / night | Night |
| Today max / min | 39°C / 30°C |
| Today feels-like max / min | 42°C / 32°C |
| Today precipitation sum | 0 mm |
| Today rain sum | 0 mm |
| Today snowfall sum | 0 cm |
| Today max precip probability | 4% |
| Today max wind / gusts | 13 km/h / 23 km/h |
| Dominant wind direction | 195° (SSW) |
| Sunrise / sunset | 6:14 AM / 7:21 PM |
| Daylight duration | 13h 07m |
| Sunshine duration | 8h 55m |
| Max UV index | 7.85 |
| Reference evapotranspiration (ET₀) | 5.64 mm |
| Topsoil moisture (0–1 cm) | 0.04 m³/m³ |
| Surface soil temperature | 32°C |
| US AQI | 113 |
| European AQI | 78 |
| PM2.5 | 31 µg/m³ |
| PM10 | 67.3 µg/m³ |
| Ozone (O₃) | 40 µg/m³ |
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) | 3.1 µg/m³ |
| Sulphur dioxide (SO₂) | 0.6 µg/m³ |
| Carbon monoxide (CO) | 112 µg/m³ |
| Dust | 69 µg/m³ |
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<iframe src="https://weathertomorrow.cloud/embed/city/mr/assaba/kiffa" width="320" height="180" frameborder="0" title="Kiffa weather" loading="lazy"></iframe>There is a moderate chance of rain in Kiffa tomorrow, peaking at 45%.
Today Kiffa sees overcast with a high of 39 °C and a low of 30 °C.
Tomorrow's high in Kiffa is forecast at 38 °C with thunderstorm with heavy hail.
No, not especially; gusts only reach up to 23 km/h today.
The UV index peaks at 8 today, which is high.
The sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 19:21 local time.
Air quality is poor right now, with a US AQI reading of 113.