Dogit Beach in Kinneret, 13.1.24/Photo: Itzik Levy, Association of Kinneret Cities
The rain continues but we have reached the final part and it appears that in the next few hours the last portion of the rain will fall.
In the afternoon, heavy rain fell in the Upper Galilee and the rain line is expected to be citrus.
The rain will decrease overnight and stop completely tomorrow.
In the coming hours he is expected to return to the Haifa, Hasharon and Gush Dan area for a farewell tour.
Since the beginning of the current rain system, the level of the Sea of Galilee has risen from minus 211.05 to minus 210.405, an increase of 65.5 centimeters in two weeks.
Each cm expresses about 1.65 million cubic meters and by rough calculation this means that about 100 million cubic meters of water were added to the lake. This is still only a small part of the billions of cubic meters of rain that fell in the country.
"If it were possible to trap all the rain that fell in the last two weeks, we would need another Kinneret," says Eyal Zigel, director of the surface water department at the Water Authority, who mentions that this is a lake that, when completely full, can hold 4.5 billion cubic meters. "It is a blessed winter, when there is A lot of rainy days is a special feeling because the level rises in the lake, reservoirs and streams.
This is what we pray for and there is a feeling of answering the prayer."
Kinneret, February 1, 2024/Official website, Tami Nehemiah, Union of Kinneret Cities
For those who say that there is no need for rain anymore due to the country's desalination capabilities, Ziegal says, "The water bodies in their natural form is heartwarming, and beyond that it is still the cheapest and most natural with all the minerals they bring with them. This completes the desalination, which is a burden in its place. These Two parts that make up the whole."
Ziegal says that this year, there is a good chance that it will be necessary to open the valves at Degania Dam, which has not been done for almost three decades, since the winters of 1992 and 1995.
He estimates the chance of this at 50%, and in his estimation, another 350 mm of rain is needed in the Golan Heights to bring the Sea of Galilee to overflowing, which requires the opening of the dam.
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Kinneret this morning, February 4, 2024/Official website, Vard Manor, Union of Kinneret Cities
The forecast:
The night will be cloudy with local rains from the north of the country to the north of the Negev.
Tomorrow will be partly cloudy to cloudy.
From the north of the country to the north of the Negev, local rain is expected, mostly light.
There will be an increase in temperatures and they will be normal for the season.
Wednesday will be partly cloudy to clear.
There will be another slight increase in temperatures, mainly in the mountains and in the interior of the country.
On Thursday it will be partly cloudy to cloudy with clouds at high altitude.
Another slight increase in temperatures will apply.
On Friday it will be partly cloudy.
Temperatures will remain unchanged.
The predicted temperature today and tomorrow
in Jerusalem from 6 degrees tonight until 13 degrees tomorrow at noon;
in Tel Aviv from 11 degrees tonight until 18 tomorrow;
in Haifa 10 tonight until 17 tomorrow;
Safed 12-6;
Katzrin 17-8;
Tiberias 19-10;
Nazareth 17-8;
Afula 20-8;
Beit Shan 19-11;
Lod 20-10;
Ashdod 18-11;
Ein Gedi 18-13;
Beer Sheva 18-8;
Mitzpe Ramon 13-6;
Eilat 22-11.
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