First rains wash over Israel
צילום: טל שני
First rains of winter wash over Israel
Watch: Israel gets drenched in the first rains of the winter season - from the Golan in the north to the upper Negev in the south.
With the first rains of the winter falling on Israel, a total of 19 millimeters of rainfall were recorded in the Golan Heights since the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Meanwhile, Tzfat got 10 millimeters. The Sharon Plains region received six millimeters, while the Gush Dan area received seven.
Rain clouds over Tel Aviv (Photo: Itay Blumental) (צילום: איתי בלומנטל)
The central Shfela region of Israel only received on millimeter of rain however.
Rain outside of Megiddo (Photo: Eran Ohel) (צילום: ערן אוהל)
Rain began to fall on Jerusalem in the afternoon hours, causing stoplights to be knocked off line.
The rainfall managed to raise the Kinneret water level, reaching -213.71 meters below sea level. The water level needs to be almost five meters higher until it is considered full. After three winters of below average rainfall, the Kinneret’s water level is expected to drop again, and fast.
