The Odem Forest and the north of the Golan Heights are already congested, the Hermon site is full Israel today

Many thousands of Israelis watched this morning (Saturday) in order to enjoy the remaining snow in the northern Golan Heights and the Odem Forest.

The Hermon site is full, and all the places there are booked in advance.

Photo: The Hermon website

Large traffic jams were recorded today (Saturday) in the northern area of ​​the Golan Heights and in the Odem Forest, at the foot of Mount Hermon.

Thousands of families traveled already in the early hours of the morning, with the aim of catching remnants of snow from the storm "Barbara" in the higher places.

A particularly large occupancy of travelers was recorded in the Odem Forest.

The Hermon site opened this morning to surfers and visitors.

The weather at the site is very cold -2°, and strong winds are blowing.

The quota of tickets for the day has sold out, and all have been pre-ordered.

Despite this, large traffic jams are recorded on the roads leading to the mountain.

Hikers in the Star of the Jordan National Park // Photo: Rachel Eshkol, Nature and Parks Authority,

The Hermon website stated that those who do not have a ticket are asked not to come to the area.

The weather: cold with a little rain

Today is partly cloudy and colder than usual, strong easterly winds will blow in the north of the country, from the afternoon, local rain is possible, and in Hermon there is a possibility of light snow, at night there is also a possibility of light snow in the north of the Golan Heights. The wind in the Mediterranean Sea: northeast to northwest 20 to 35 km Q, in the north of the country up to 45 km/h.

The condition of the Mediterranean Sea: waves up to a wave height of 70-180 cm, and dangerous for swimming.

The sea is rough and dangerous.

Huge waves in the port of Tel Aviv,

 The forecasted temperatures for today and tonight: Kiryat Shmona 6-13, Katzrin 3-12, Safed 3-9, Tiberias 6-16, Nazareth 5-12, Haifa 7-15, Tel Aviv 7-16, Jerusalem 4-10, Ashkelon 15 -6, Ein Gedi 12-18, Beer Sheva 3-15, Arad 13-4, Mitzpe Ramon 12-3 and Eilat 10-21.

Tomorrow (Sunday) will be partly cloudy and colder than usual.

There is a possibility of local rain, and in Hermon there is a possibility of light snow, in the morning there is a possibility of light snow also in the north of the Golan Heights, at night it may be cold in the affected areas.

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