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Just before daylight saving time - winter refuses to leave Israel today

2022-03-23T05:34:22.920Z


Rains, thunderstorms and hail are expected today in the north • Snow fell on Mount Hermon until Friday, and it is possible that tomorrow it will also fall in the central mountains at an altitude of 900 meters or more • Rise in temperatures - only on Sunday


Rains accompanied by thunderstorms and hail fell today (Wednesday) in the north of the country, raising fears of flooding.

Local rain with respites is expected to fall in the center, and there may be light local rain in the Negev.

Snow fell on Mount Hermon and the northern Golan.

The winter trend will continue despite moving the hands of the clock one hour forward - from 2:00 to 3:00 - on the night between Thursday and Friday, as part of Israel's transition to daylight saving time.

Meaning: less hours of sleep that night, and hence more hours of light.

It will also be colder than usual for the season, and at night the rains will intensify in the center of the country - and there is a fear of flooding in the coastal plain and the lowlands.

The wind in the Mediterranean will be southwest to west at a speed of 45-25 km / h and with gusts up to 55 km / h.

Rains are expected to fall tomorrow in the north and center of the country, and these will eventually be accompanied by thunder and hail.

There is a fear of flooding in the festival places.

Local rains fell in the Negev and the Dead Sea, and there are fears of floods.

Temperatures have dropped even more, and it will be particularly cold.

Snow fell on Mount Hermon and the northern Golan Heights and there may be light snow on the peaks of the Galilee mountains, which may have fallen in the morning on the peaks of the central mountains, which are more than 900 meters high.

The wind in the Mediterranean will be southwest to west at a speed of 45-25 km / h and with gusts up to 60 km / h.

Hermon site (archive) // Photo: Hermon site,

Meteo Tech reported that on Friday it rained intermittently, occasionally accompanied by thunderstorms, from the north of the country to the northern Negev.

There are fears of floods in eastern streams.

It will continue to snow on Mount Hermon, and in the morning it may also snow in the northern Golan.

In the evening the rains will weaken and diminish.

Will continue to be colder than usual.

On Saturday it will be partly cloudy to cloudy, and there may be drizzle in the north and center of the country.

There will also be a slight rise in temperatures, but it will still be colder than usual for the season.

Sunday will be fine and temperatures will rise.

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Source: israelhayom

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