Despite the rainy weekend, 40 thousand travelers visited the nature reserves and national parks today (Saturday).
The rains weakened towards the afternoon and will resume tomorrow, with very stormy weather expected on Monday.
A vehicle was caught in Nahal Yarakon and was rescued // Photo: Israel Fire and Rescue Barges | Center District
Among the prominent sites today were the Banias and Tel Dan nature reserves and the Masada, Qumran and Caesarea national parks.
Meanwhile, on Thursday, February 2, the Nature and Parks Authority and all over the world celebrated the World Day for the Protection of Aquatic Habitats, including streams, lakes and winter pools.
In this framework, during the month of February, the authority holds a variety of activities on Fridays and Saturdays in a selection of reserves and national parks.
Thousands visited Hermon during Shabbat // Photo: Hermon website
Alongside this, the Hermon site was closed to visitors during Shabbat and will not be opened tomorrow and the next day either.
Heavy snow fell during the weekend in Hermon, when 80 cm was measured in the lower level today, 20 cm more than yesterday, and a meter of snow was measured in the upper level.
As for the rainfall, the highest rainfall on Shabbat was Safed with 23.1 mm, immediately followed by Ashkelon - 23 mm, Tel Aviv - 21.8 mm, Kiryat Shmona - 20.3 mm, Haifa 19.9 mm and Jerusalem with 13.6 mm. M.
Hikers in the Nahal Ayon Ramzi Reserve in Daran, Nature and Parks Authority
In the meantime, three people who were hiking in the sources of the Yarkon were trapped in the stream with an SUV.
The firefighters of the Petah Tikva station, together with the IDF unit of the central Hasharon district, rescued them with the help of a boat and special equipment.
The vehicle that was captured in Kirkon, photo: Central district fire and rescue barges
The rescue of the vehicle that was trapped in Yarkon, photo: Central district fire and rescue barges
The forecast for the beginning of the week: another storm on Monday
The evening and night will be partly cloudy and cold.
Local rain is possible in the north of the country and in the center.
Tomorrow will be partly cloudy.
In the morning there may be light rain on the coastal plain.
In the north of the country it will rain, accompanied by thunderstorms.
In the center of the country and in the south it will be partly cloudy, strong winds will blow and there may be fog.
It will snow in Hermon
On the second it will be rainy, cold and windy, especially in the north of the country, and there is a fear of flooding there.
Towards noon the rain will spread to the north of the Negev and will be accompanied by thunderstorms.
There is a fear of floods in the eastern streams.
Strong winds will blow.
Your father will be in the south of the country and there may be sandstorms.
Heavy snow will fall in Hermon.
In the evening it will snow in the north of the Golan Heights
On Tuesday it will be rainy and cold from the north of the country to the north of the Negev and strong winds will blow.
Local rain will fall in the center of the Negev and there is a fear of floods in the Mizrah and South rivers.
Snow will fall in Hermon and in the north of the Golan Heights, and at night there may also be light snow on the peaks of the Galilee and Central Mountains.
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