A cloudburst in the Arava led to heavy rain that began to fall and created floods • Hikers were evacuated from streams in the Judean Desert and the Dead Sea • Road 90 was blocked for traffic at the Dragot checkpoint • First snow fell on Mount Hermon •
The winter weather that began during the night (Friday to Saturday) in the coastal plain area and was characterized by rains and thunderstorms, began to reach the southern area in the afternoon, where the clear and beautiful weather was replaced by heavy rain and flooding in the area's streams.
Flood in Nahal Arugot, today // Photo: Tamar Regional Council, Lior Lev of the Nature and Parks Authority
Road 90 was blocked for traffic from the Dragot checkpoint towards the Dead Sea hotels in both directions after being flooded.
Police are asking passengers who are in the area to travel on alternative routes.
The weather tomorrow is expected to be partly cloudy to cloudy, with local rain falling in the north and center of the country.
The wind in the Mediterranean will be southeast to southwest at a speed of 30-15 km / h. On Monday the weather will be fine, temperatures will rise and there will be a decrease in humidity. In addition, it will be warmer than usual.
Meteo-Tech said that on Tuesday it will be partly cloudy to clear and warmer than usual.
In the morning, strong easterly winds will blow in the north of the country, and in the evening there may be a drizzle until light rain.
Wednesday is expected to be partly cloudy with a slight drop in degrees, and in the morning there may be local rain.
Thursday will be fine and there will be a slight rise in temperatures.
In the last few hours, large teams of rescuers went out into the area and evacuated from the many streams in the area, which are considered popular hiking sites, the many hikers who stayed at the place.
Among others, a small crater, Nahal Mazar, Nahal Sif, Nahal Gov, Nahal Tzin, Nahal Peres, Nahal Nekraot, Nahal Namia, Nahal Masur, Nahal Tamar and Tzafit were evacuated.
The Arava Rescue Unit said that it could be seen in the radar that additional amounts of rain were expected to reach the area from the west. Most of the hikers had been removed from the area, but there are still groups that have not been evacuated and attempts have been made to contact them.
Nahal Namia flows due to the cloudburst in the Arava // Photo: Gal Lev, Middle Arava
The Nature and Parks Authority said that about 60,000 hikers visited the national parks and nature reserves today.
About 1,900 visitors came to the Tel Afek National Park, about 1,400 visited Caesarea, about 1,500 visited Banias and about 1,700 visited Beit Guvrin.
Meanwhile, snow began to accumulate for the first time this winter at the Mt.
The weather today is expected to be wintry with a fairly significant drop in temperatures, at least compared to yesterday.
Local rains are expected throughout the day from north to south with thunderstorms possible in some areas.
In the area of the Jordan Valley, the Judean Desert and the Dead Sea, there is a fear of floods. The night is expected to be partly cloudy and the rain will continue.
The current line, low temperatures and local rains with a chance of thunderstorms, is expected to continue on Sunday as well, mainly in the coastal plain and north.
The weather will improve and warm up later in the week, starting on Monday so temperatures are expected to rise and so will Tuesday.
First snow at the Hermon site // Photo: Hermon site
Predicted temperatures today and tonight: in Jerusalem from 14 degrees during the day to 10 degrees at night;
In Tel Aviv from 20 degrees today to 16 at night;
In Haifa 16 today to 14 tonight;
Safed 10-11;
Katzrin 13-17;
Tiberias 16-18;
Nazareth 13-16;
Afula 14-18;
Beit She'an 16-20;
Lod 15-20;
Ashdod 16-20;
Ein Gedi 20-22;
Beer Sheva 14-21;
Mitzpe Ramon 11-16;
Eilat 20-25.
Gadi Golan, Dan Lavie, Ronit Zilberstein and Adi Hashmonai participated in the preparation of the article.
