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Winter readiness: Preparation for intense cold and snowfall in northern Golan Heights and Jerusalem | Israel today

2020-01-19T20:55:11.944Z


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Tomorrow there will be a further fall in temperatures and a third of snow is expected to snow in the northern Golan, the Galilee and Hebron, and in other areas higher than 900 meters.

  • Snow in Ein Zivan in the Golan, 2015 // Photo by Ginny

After the last night (Sunday) heavy rainfall in the north of the country and in its center today it can already be seen that the amounts of rainfall in the current system, continue to satisfy. Since Friday, 75 mm of rain has fallen in the Rishon Le Zion (Shaddan) area and 70 mm in Kfar Saba.

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Snow at the Hermon site // Hermon site

In addition, fears of flooding on the coastal plain have been partly justified, with flooding being felt in the Carmel Market area of ​​Tel Aviv and other areas in the north of the city. This morning, in just four hours, between 25 and 30 mm of rain fell in Tel Aviv.

We also note that rainfall during the week is a product of cold air that has already come to us from the Balkans. On Monday and Tuesday, even more cold air is expected to come from Turkey and the Black Sea, so the cold will increase, although the lower temperatures will be felt throughout the week.

Ze'elim bridge closed due to flooding // Photo: Newsenders

Tomorrow it will rain mainly in the north of the country and in its center. In the north, there may be single thunderstorms and in Hermon it will continue to snow. There is concern about floods in the Judean Desert and the south of the country, and flooding in places that are due to it. Therefore, it is made clear from the Nature and Parks Authority that it is absolutely forbidden to enter stream channels in the flow of foot and car, until a complete drop in water level.

According to estimates from Meta Tech, from today until Tuesday, the north and center are expected to fall between 40-80 mm, and in the southern region 20-30 mm. Early Tuesday morning, snow is expected in the northern Golan, the peaks of the Galilee, Hebron and Beit El, and it is estimated that the white color will wear over the spaces above 900 meters.

snow in Jerusalem?

Meta-Tech emphasizes that the expectation of seeing snowflakes in the capital, Jerusalem, may be the possibility that it will materialize moderately, but if it does snow, it is likely to be present in these areas for a short time only.

Source: israelhayom

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