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"Barbara is in our area and we are in the middle of the storm" says Lavala!
Rinat Rahamim, the on-duty forecaster at the Israel Meteorological Service.
"It's a system that mainly brings winds, rains and extremely cold air, and it will rain until Thursday. But the wintry weather will continue on Friday as well, at least in terms of temperatures."
The meteorological service warns of high seas for ships in the Mediterranean, visibility restrictions, thunderstorms, mountain fogs, strong winds, visibility restrictions, flash floods, and flooding.
Tonight from the north of the country to the north of the Negev it will rain in episodes, and isolated thunderstorms are possible.
It snowed in Hermon.
Strong westerly winds will blow in most areas of the country.
Light snow is expected in the high peaks of the northern mountains.
Fog is expected in the south of the country.
In the Jordan Valley, the Judean Desert and the Dead Sea there is a fear of floods.
A tree that fell in Tel Aviv as a result of the storm, February 6, 2023 (Photo: Reuven Castro)
Tree collapse in Tel Aviv (Photo: Reuven Castro)
Tomorrow from the north of the country to the north of the Negev it will rain at times accompanied by single thunderstorms.
Snow is expected in Hermon and the high peaks of the northern mountains.
Strong westerly winds will blow.
Fog is expected in the south of the country.
In the Jordan Valley, the Judean Desert and the Dead Sea there was a fear of floods.
There is a slight fear of flooding mainly in the southern coastal plain.
At night, the snow will melt in the northern mountains and spread to the high peaks of the central mountains.
Local rain will continue to fall on Wednesday from the north of the country to the north of the Negev.
It snowed in Hermon.
In the morning, light snow is still possible on the peaks of the northern mountains and the high peaks of the central mountains.
In the Jordan Valley, the Judean Desert and the Dead Sea there is a fear of floods.
From the afternoon hours the rains and winds will gradually weaken.
On Thursday it will be cloudy to partly cloudy.
Light local rains are expected in the north and center of the country.
It will be colder than usual.
Friday is expected to be partly cloudy.
There will be an increase in temperatures, but they will still be lower than normal for the season.
For the full weather forecast:
The expected temperature tonight and tomorrow: in Jerusalem from 5 degrees tonight to 5 degrees tomorrow at noon;
in Tel Aviv from 12 degrees tonight until 14 degrees tomorrow;
in Haifa 9 tonight until 11 tomorrow;
Safed 4-4;
Katzrin 8-7;
Tiberias 11-13;
Nazareth 10-8;
Afula 12-10;
Beit Shan 13-11;
Lod 12-10;
Ashdod 13-11;
Ein Gedi 17-15;
Beer Sheva 11-9;
Mitzpe Ramon 8-6;
Eilat 12-19.
The storm "Barbara" is coming.
Barakim in Petah Tikva (Photo: Reuven Castro)
The storm "Barbara" arrived in Israel this morning and caused damage during the day.
An 81-year-old man was slightly injured after falling in Tel Aviv due to the strong winds and was bruised.
A 23-year-old cyclist was moderately injured by a glass window that fell on her in the city, and shortly after, a woman was slightly injured by an object flying in the wind.
Trees fell on vehicles in her room.
In Ashdod, scaffolding collapsed on Rabbi Akiva Street and in Ramat Gan, metal panels flew off the roof of a multi-story building.
Since yesterday the level of the Sea of Galilee has risen by one and a half centimeters.
At the Hermon site, the snow reached more than 80 centimeters on the lower level and more than a meter on the upper level.
There is a heavy fog and strong winds are blowing.
Later in the day, the rain will gradually spread to the center of the country and the northern Negev.
The amounts of rain are expected to reach 50 to 100 mm. From the afternoon there is a fear of floods in the Judean desert and the Dead Sea. The meteorological service warns against entering streams, on foot or by car, until the water level drops completely. Also, the service warns of proximity to the edge of a stream during Flood Also, following the storm, several Premier League soccer matches were postponed.
A vehicle damaged by a falling tree in Tel Aviv (Photo: Reuven Castro)
Will the snow reach the central mountains?
Snow in Hermon, today (photo: official website, Hermon website)
Last night, Fire and Rescue Commissioner Rabbi Tafser Eyal Caspi held a special situation assessment and directed the district commanders to check the efficiency of the rescue equipment and expand coordination with the police and emergency services.
The MDA is warning of cold injuries and the Electric Company has switched to emergency mode, which includes increased teams. "After a drier-than-average January, February began to rain and in its second week more cool and stormy rainy days are expected," says Lavala! Anna Pavlov, the on-duty forecaster at the Israel Meteorological Service.
Ministry of Defense The environment and the Ministry of Health warn of high air pollution in the Negev and Arava due to sandstorms expected in the region following the winds. For this reason, the ministries recommend that children, pregnant women, the elderly and populations at risk avoid physical activity. Towards the evening, with a change in the direction of the wind, an improvement in air quality is expected.
Heavy snow in Kosovo.
The storm is on its way to Israel (Photo: Reuters)
The system came to us from Greece and was named "Barbara" because of the extreme cold it brought with it.
The winds may reach a speed of up to 100 km/h and the height of the waves may reach a height of no less than nine meters. The winds are expected to weaken gradually tomorrow.
As for the snow, it is expected to fall on the high peaks of the northern mountains starting this afternoon, mostly in localities above a thousand meters while in some From time to time there may be insignificant snow even on the high peaks of the central mountains, also above a thousand meters.
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