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After a rainy Saturday: the Sea of ​​Galilee rose by 3.5 cm - voila! News

2023-02-05T07:18:59.116Z


The Water Authority announced that the level is 1.64 meters away from the upper red tower, which indicates that the Kinneret is full. The level now stands at -210.44 below sea level. On this date last year the water line was 24 cm high


In the video: rain in Kinneret, snow in Hermon (Vard Manor, Walla system!)

At the end of last week, the level of the Sea of ​​Galilee rose by 3.5 cm - this is what the Water Authority announced this morning (Sunday). According to the measurement data, the level of the Sea of ​​Galilee this morning stands at -210.44 below the level of the Mediterranean Sea. Now, the level is 1.64 meters lower than the red line Upper, which means full Kinneret.



In the previous three winters the level of the Kinneret was higher on this date, on February 5 last year the level was 24 cm higher compared to today.

Four years ago on this date, the level was almost three meters lower compared to today.

The Sea of ​​Galilee (photo: official website, Firas Talhami, Water Authority)

The Sea of ​​Galilee (photo: official website, Oshri Weizman)

The Sea of ​​Galilee (photo: official website, Oshri Weizman)

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In the meantime, the winter system, which received a slight respite from noon yesterday, will resume today in the central region, with rains and strong winds from late morning.

A slight increase in temperatures will be felt in the south.

At night local rains are still expected in the north, and in Hermon it will continue to snow.



On Monday morning, it rained in the north at times, accompanied by thunderstorms.

During the day the rain will spread to the center of the country and the north of the Negev.

The strong winds will blow throughout the country, and in the south there may be local sandstorms.

There will be a drop in temperatures, which will be colder than usual for the season.

On Tuesday, it rained in parts from the north of the country to the north of the Negev, accompanied by isolated thunderstorms.

A further drop in temperatures will be felt.



The rains over the weekend caused flooding in several areas of the country, and there were those who were affected by this.

A vehicle with three travelers traveling near Nahal Yarkon in the Petah Tikva area sank in water that managed to penetrate the vehicle.

The rescue and rescue forces were called to the scene and managed to rescue the passengers who got on the roof of the vehicle.

In the footage from the scene, the forces are seen wading through on boats in the vegetation and rescuing the occupants of the vehicle.

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