{"id":653421,"date":"2026-10-22T04:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T04:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/653421\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T04:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T04:14:09","slug":"israel-braces-for-unusually-hot-friday-as-temperatures-climb-across-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/653421\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel braces for unusually hot Friday as temperatures climb across the country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gelleryOpener\" aria-label=\"open article gallery\" data-image-id=\"ArticleImageData.SJgTvteD3zl\" id=\"image_ArticleImageData.SJgTvteD3zl\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"ReduxEditableImage_ArticleImageData.SJgTvteD3zl\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/B1enUXzG4Mx_0_0_1280_960_0_x-large.jpg\" alt=\"\u05d7\u05d5\u05e3 \u05d6\u05de\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d1\u05d7\u05d9\u05e4\u05d4 \u05e9\u05e0\u05e1\u05d2\u05e8 \u05d1\u05e2\u05e7\u05d1\u05d5\u05ea \u05d6\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05dd\" title=\"Zamir Beach in Haifa  (Photo: Eitan Glickman) \" aria-hidden=\"false\"\/><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"ReduxEditableImage_ArticleImageData.SJgTvteD3zl\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/B1enUXzG4Mx_0_0_1280_960_0_x-large.jpg\" alt=\"\u05d7\u05d5\u05e3 \u05d6\u05de\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d1\u05d7\u05d9\u05e4\u05d4 \u05e9\u05e0\u05e1\u05d2\u05e8 \u05d1\u05e2\u05e7\u05d1\u05d5\u05ea \u05d6\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05dd\" title=\"Zamir Beach in Haifa  (Photo: Eitan Glickman) \" aria-hidden=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Zamir Beach in Haifa <\/p>\n<p>(Photo: Eitan Glickman)<\/p>\n<p>Friday will be mostly clear, with temperatures rising further. Most parts of the country will experience warmer-than-usual to sharav conditions \u2014 hot, dry weather \u2014 accompanied by increased heat stress.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday will be partly cloudy, with temperatures dropping, particularly along the coastal plain, in the lowlands and in the northern Negev.<\/p>\n<p>However, temperatures will remain above seasonal averages in most areas. Northerly winds will strengthen along the coast in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday will remain partly cloudy, with a further drop in temperatures to seasonal averages and an easing of heat stress.<\/p>\n<p>Forecast temperatures for Thursday and Thursday night: Jerusalem 15-27\u00b0C (59-81\u00b0F), Tel Aviv 20-28\u00b0C (68-82\u00b0F), Haifa 21-27\u00b0C (70-81\u00b0F), Safed 19-28\u00b0C (66-82\u00b0F), Katzrin 21-32\u00b0C (70-90\u00b0F), Tiberias 19-33\u00b0C (66-91\u00b0F), Nazareth 20-32\u00b0C (68-90\u00b0F), Afula 17-33\u00b0C (63-91\u00b0F), Beit She&#8217;an 21-35\u00b0C (70-95\u00b0F), Lod 20-30\u00b0C (68-86\u00b0F), Ashdod 20-28\u00b0C (68-82\u00b0F), Ein Gedi 23-33\u00b0C (73-91\u00b0F), Beersheba 18-30\u00b0C (64-86\u00b0F), Mitzpe Ramon 17-27\u00b0C (63-81\u00b0F), Eilat 23-32\u00b0C (73-90\u00b0F).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The weather Thursday will be clear to partly cloudy, with high-altitude clouds. 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