54 Weather

 Algiers, the radiant "White City" perched on the azure expanse of the Mediterranean, awoke this morning, the fifteenth day of May, not to the typical embrace of springtime sunshine, but to the persistent, melancholic rhythm of rain. The weather forecast had prepared its residents for a decidedly unsettled day, a significant departure from the sun-drenched skies that mid-May usually promises along this beautiful coastline. The air was thick with moisture, a pervasive dampness that clung to everything, and the sky overhead was a uniform, impenetrable canvas of grey, a stark contrast to the vibrant blue that usually dominates the Algerian capital at this time of year. This was a day where the elements asserted their presence, a day defined by the ceaseless descent of precipitation and the cool, insistent push of the wind . As the city stirred from its slumber, hours before the official moment of sunrise , the atmosphere was already heavy with the presence of incoming weather ...