Cold blow: instead of rain - a drop in temperatures

As of tonight, temperatures are lower than normal for the season and there is a risk of cold, mainly in the north and center of the country.

The rain - which will be mostly light - will continue to accompany us throughout the week.

Meanwhile, during the day, firefighters and rescue teams engaged in rescues from the many floods across the country

Yoav Itiel

16/01/2022

Sunday, 16 January 2022, 19:30 Updated: 23:50

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In the video: young people were trapped in a vehicle in Samaria, flooding in Jerusalem in the south and center, streams in streams and snow on Mount Hermon (Photo: Yaron Kadoshim, Mount Hermon, Nature and Parks Authority, Fire and Rescue Judea )

Temperatures later in the evening (Sunday) are expected to be particularly low, with fear of happening in the prone areas mainly in the north and center of the country.

In the south of the country there may still be local rain, mostly light.

In addition, the Meteorological Service warns of high and dangerous seas for bathing in the Mediterranean, floods, flash floods, mountain mists, strong winds.

Tomorrow will be bright and cold.

The night will be very cold, and a widespread cold is expected across the country.

Oren Davidoff, the meteorologist on duty at the Meteorological Service, told Walla!

"A short break from the rain awaits us tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. The rain will return as early as Wednesday."

On Tuesday there may be a drizzle to light local rain in the afternoon in the north of the country, and it will be colder than usual for the season.

At night it will begin to rain intermittently accompanied by single thunderstorms in the north of the country that will gradually spread to the center of the country.

More on Walla!

Winter weather: Heavy rain and flooding across the country, snow on Mount Hermon

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Tel Aviv Sky (Photo: Reuven Castro)

On Wednesday, rain is expected to fall intermittently from the north of the country to the Negev.

Snow will also fall on Mount Hermon and the northern Golan Heights.

From noon light snow is expected on the peaks of the northern mountains and from the evening light snow is possible on the peaks of the central mountains.

Strong winds will blow in most parts of the country, and will continue to be colder than usual for the season.

Precipitation will weaken and gradually cease during the night and there is a slight risk of flooding in the Judean Desert and the Dead Sea.

Thursday is expected to be partly cloudy to clear.

In the morning it will still be possible for local rain, mostly light, especially in the center of the country and in the south and it will continue to be cold.

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Flooding in Petah Tikva (Photo: Official website, use under section 27A of the Copyright Law)

The stormy and rainy weather today has led to several cases of flooding all over the country. In the streets and in Ness Ziona, people were reported trapped in cars as a result of flooding around the city, and fire crews worked to rescue them. Several houses in the Neve Yarak neighborhood in the city of Lod were evacuated following the floods. The Petah Tikva municipality said that "after years of neglecting the Amishav neighborhood, in recent years upgrades and renewal of infrastructure costing tens of millions of shekels have been carried out, including on the main arteries." According to the municipality, flooding was carried out in advance and blockades were carried out in these areas. "It is possible that a certain factor opened one of the blockages and therefore the municipality will work to renew the blockages which prevent flow into the neighborhood," they said.

In another incident, two boys were caught on their knees inside Nahal Kana in Samaria.

The two climbed onto the roof of the vehicle after it was completely flooded and waited for rescue.

The fighters of the special rescue unit arrived at the scene, and after an hour, rescued the two boys.

The head of the Shomron Regional Council, Yossi Dagan, said that "one should avoid going to areas where there are floods at this time and obey the police's recommendations."

Caught in their vehicle in Nahal Kana in Samaria, rescued after an hour (Photo: Fire and Rescue)

On the lower level of Mount Hermon today about ten cm of snow fell, and on the upper about 25 cm.

The site was closed to visitors today, and will open tomorrow.

During the weekend, the level of the Sea of ​​Galilee rose by five centimeters.

The full Sea of ​​Galilee lacks a meter and 83.5 cm of water.

The predicted temperatures for tonight and tomorrow: in Jerusalem from 5 degrees tonight to 7 degrees tomorrow at noon; in Tel Aviv from 12 degrees tonight to 13 tomorrow; in Haifa 10 tonight and tomorrow; Safed 5-3 ; Katzrin 11-7; Tiberias 14-10; Nazareth 10-6; Afula 12-7; Beit She'an 14-9; Lod 13-10; Ashdod 13-12; Ein Gedi 15-12; Beer Sheva 13-7; Mitzpe Ramon 6-5; Eilat 15-11.

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