Just before Elfis: a slight respite from the rain and a rise in temperatures, from tomorrow - stormy
After striking Greece, Hurricane Alphis on its way to the country and local authorities are preparing accordingly, as well as among the rescue and rescue teams.
Until then, a relatively clear day is expected, when it will start to rain only at night, which will intensify towards tomorrow.
Snow is expected to fall tomorrow in the Golan Heights, the northern mountains and the central mountains - including Jerusalem
Yoav Itiel
25/01/2022
Tuesday, 25 January 2022, 06:30 Updated: 06:32
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In the video: Snow in the Galilee and the Golan Heights (Photo: Hermon site, Ein Zivan tourism, Kiali apiary, Golan regional council, Guy Zoharoni and Meital Aharon / Nature and Parks Authority)
Just before the Elphis storm arrives in Israel, a brief calm in the stormy weather is expected today (Tuesday) across the country.
During the day there will be a rise in temperatures, which will still be below normal for the season, and will be relatively clear.
The rain will begin to fall in the north of the country and on the coastal plain during the night, and will spread to the south tomorrow, when snow is also expected in the northern and central mountains, including Jerusalem.
Will continue to be colder than usual until Friday.
The Alfis winter system is expected to arrive in Israel tomorrow, after hitting Greece in full force yesterday.
Dr. Amit Savir, senior deputy director of the Meteorological Service's operational meteorological service, explained that this was going to be a "significant but short-term weather system."
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Hermon Peak (Photo: Official website, Hermon website)
The day will be clear to partly cloudy, with a rise in temperatures, which will still be below normal for the season.
During the night, the rain will begin to fall intermittently in the north of the country and on the coastal plain, and will be accompanied by single thunderstorms.
Snow fell on Mount Hermon and the northern Golan Heights.
Towards morning the rain is expected to intensify.
On Wednesday it will rain intermittently and will be accompanied by thunderstorms in the north of the country and on the coastal plain.
Snow will fall on Mount Hermon, the northern Golan Heights and the high peaks of the Galilee Mountains.
From noon, the rains will spread to the northern Negev and in the south of the country, local rain is expected.
Strong winds will also blow.
From the afternoon it will start to snow in the northern and central mountains including Jerusalem.
There are fears of flooding in coastal cities and floods in the Judean Desert and the Dead Sea.
There will be a significant drop in temperatures and it will become colder than usual for the season.
On Thursday, the rain is expected to continue to fall from time to time from the north of the country to the northern Negev.
Light snow will fall on Mount Hermon and in the north of the plateau, and by noon light snow is still possible on the high peaks of the Galilee and central mountains.
There will be a slight fear of floods in the Judean Desert and the Dead Sea, and it will continue to be colder than usual for the season.
On Friday, intermittent rain is expected in the north and center of the country, accompanied by isolated thunderstorms.
It will snow on Mount Hermon and in the northern Golan Heights, and there may be snow on the high peaks of the Galilee mountains.
In the northern Negev, local rain is possible, and in the Judean Desert and the Dead Sea, there are fears of floods.
It will still be particularly cold.
Snow in Athens during Hurricane Alphis, last night (Photo: AP, Thanassis Stavrakis)
The predicted temperatures today: Kiryat Shmona 14-3, Katzrin 13-5, Safed 7-2, Tiberias 16-6, Nazareth 13-5, Haifa 12-7, Tel Aviv 14-8, Jerusalem 10-4, Ashkelon 14 -8, Ein Gedi 17-11, Beer Sheva 13-5, Arad 11-6, Mitzpe Ramon 8-2, Eilat 18-10
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