Some optimism: Today will be partly cloudy to clear • Tomorrow there will be a slight drop in temperatures that will be maintained throughout the Sabbath in most areas • Where is a heat load expected anyway?

• The fountains became pools on a hot day

  Photo: 

  Dudu Greenspan

Hot summer: The weather today (Thursday) will be partly cloudy to clear with normal temperatures for the season. In the Dead Sea, the Jordan Valley and the Arava - an extreme heat load is expected. In the southern Golan Heights and its slopes, the northern valleys, the Kinneret Valley and the Judean Desert and the eastern Negev - a heavy heat load is expected.

And what about the weekend? Friday will be partly cloudy to fine. There will be a slight drop in temperatures, especially in the mountains and inland.

Saturday will be partly cloudy to fine with no significant change in temperatures.

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On Sunday it will be partly cloudy to clear with a slight rise in temperatures.