The Eshat Reservoir in the Middle Arava overflowed (Sarit Ashkenazi Poliboda)
The weather this evening and night (Tuesday) will be rainy and accompanied by thunderstorms.
There is a fear of floods in the southern and eastern streams.
Tomorrow, the seventh of Passover and the eve of Mimona, rain will continue to fall in episodes, from the north of the country to the Negev, accompanied by thunderstorms.
The fear of floods in the eastern and southern rivers will remain.
Also, the temperatures will continue to drop and it will be colder than usual, snow will fall in Hermon.
The Nature and Parks Authority stated that "Another wave of strong floods is expected in the Negev, the Arabah and the Judean Desert, and it is absolutely forbidden to enter the riverbeds on foot and by car. Travelers who are still near the riverbeds in the aforementioned areas are required to leave the area without delay."
This is life-threatening."
Even on Thursday, the weather will continue to be wintry and it will rain in the north and center of the country.
Starting in the afternoon, the rain will weaken, although the temperature will remain lower than the average for the season.
At the end of the week, on Friday, the weather will be clear to partly cloudy again, and there will be a considerable increase in temperatures, which will still be lower than the seasonal average.
On Saturday there will be a significant increase in temperatures and they will return to normal for the season.
The weather will be clear.
Flood in Nahal Abdat (Photo: Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Lior Schweimer)
From the data of the Israel Meteorological Service, it appears that in recent days unusual amounts of rain have fallen in the Arava and in various areas of the Negev.
In the area of Moshav Paran near Nahal Paran, where the tragedy occurred in which the brother and sister Maayan and Sahar Asor were washed to their deaths, more than 48 millimeters of rain fell during the past week, more than the annual average amount for an entire year.
A total of 86 millimeters fell there during the winter, 254% of the average amount in the area for a whole year.
About 21 millimeters of rain fell in Yotbata last week, with an average annual rainfall of 26 mm. In Ein Gedi, only 2 millimeters fell this week, but so far 50 mm has fallen during the season, which is also more than the average amount of 49 mm For a whole year. In Beer Sheva and the Negev junction area, the average annual amount has decreased so far. Amounts above the annual average have decreased in Ashlim, in Kibbutz Gat, Neot Samdar, Beit Arava Sodom Hatzava. In Netiv Hala and in the Maale Adumim area.
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For the full weather forecast,
the expected temperatures during the evening and tomorrow: Jerusalem 9-12;
Tel Aviv 17-19;
Haifa 16-15;
Safed 14-9;
Katzrin 19-13;
Tiberias 23-17;
Nazareth 17-12;
Afula 20-13;
Beit Shan 22-16;
Lod 19-16;
Ashdod 18-16;
Be'er Sheva 18-13;
Ein Gedi 23-20;
Mitzpe Ramon 14-11;
Eilat 23-19.
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