Israel sees driest rainy season in 25 years

No drastic change in the temperature forecast with local rain in the center as well as the Haifa Bay and the Western Galilee; Jerusalem reports a deficit in rain compared to previous years with only a third of the expected rainfall

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Israeli meteorologists said on Wednesday, that thus far, this winter has been the driest in 25 years. The weather forecast remains partly cloudy and mild temperatures not expected to change. We can expect local rains in the afternoon on Wednesday and there may be isolated thunderstorms in central Israel, which will continue during the night.

The weather forecasts predict only 10 mm of rainfall in northern Israel , signifying less than in previous years. Rainfall in the Carmel in Haifa ( Video: Lior El-Hai ) 1 View gallery Rainbow in Modi'in Additional significant rain was not expected in the coming days, and several regions across Israel are developing a rain deficit when comparing the amounts of precipitation that have fallen so far compared to the multi-year average. In the Jerusalem area and the surrounding valleys, this was the beginning of the driest rainy season, since 1998.



These areas received approximately a third of the amounts of precipitation that were supposed to fall. Approaching the weekend, local rain was expected in central Israel and strong winds will be coming from the east, increasing the temperature on Friday before a drop on Saturday. Saturday's temperature drop will begin in the mountainous areas in the north and expand southward toward central Israel.

Get the Ynetnews app on your smartphone: Google Play : https://bit.ly/4eJ37pE | Apple App Store : https://bit.ly/3ZL7iNv Temperatures forecasts for Wednesday in Israel: Jerusalem 9-16, Tel Aviv 12-21, Haifa 14-19, Safed 9-13, Katzrin 9-16, Tiberias 15-19, Nazareth 11-17, Afula 10-19, Beit Shean 11-20, Lod 11-21, Ashdod 13-22, Ein Gedi 14-20, Beer Sheva 9-20, Mitzpe Ramon 10-18, Eilat 13-23.

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