The weather Thursday will be clear to partly cloudy, with high-altitude clouds. Temperatures will rise and humidity will decrease, particularly in the mountains and inland areas, bringing warmer-than-usual conditions for this time of year.
Strong northerly winds will develop along the coastal plain in the afternoon, and haze is possible in southern Israel. The night will also be partly cloudy, with high-altitude clouds.
Zamir Beach in Haifa
(Photo: Eitan Glickman)
Friday will be mostly clear, with temperatures rising further. Most parts of the country will experience warmer-than-usual to sharav conditions — hot, dry weather — accompanied by increased heat stress.
Brisk easterly winds will blow across northern Israel and the central highlands in the morning, followed by strong northerly winds along the coastal plain in the afternoon.
Saturday will be partly cloudy, with temperatures dropping, particularly along the coastal plain, in the lowlands and in the northern Negev.
However, temperatures will remain above seasonal averages in most areas. Northerly winds will strengthen along the coast in the afternoon.
Sunday will remain partly cloudy, with a further drop in temperatures to seasonal averages and an easing of heat stress.
Forecast temperatures for Thursday and Thursday night: Jerusalem 15-27°C (59-81°F), Tel Aviv 20-28°C (68-82°F), Haifa 21-27°C (70-81°F), Safed 19-28°C (66-82°F), Katzrin 21-32°C (70-90°F), Tiberias 19-33°C (66-91°F), Nazareth 20-32°C (68-90°F), Afula 17-33°C (63-91°F), Beit She’an 21-35°C (70-95°F), Lod 20-30°C (68-86°F), Ashdod 20-28°C (68-82°F), Ein Gedi 23-33°C (73-91°F), Beersheba 18-30°C (64-86°F), Mitzpe Ramon 17-27°C (63-81°F), Eilat 23-32°C (73-90°F).