Weather experts warn that Israel will experience extreme heatwaves on a regular basis in the future as climate change takes its toll.
Israel has been battling extreme heat for the past few days, which shows no signs of slowing down, with the temperatures breaking records in several parts of the country.
"Heat waves will become more prevalent, there is no doubt of that," said Avner Furshpan, the head of Climatology at the Israel Meteorological Service (IMS), predicting the trend will continue throughout this century, with the temperatures rising from three to four degrees on average.
Over the weekend, Jerusalem experienced scorching temperatures, which reached 42.7 degrees Celsius, breaking the previous record of 41 degrees, set in 1902. The southernmost city of Eilat also experienced record-breaking heat, with 49 degrees recorded on Saturday.
"Jerusalem will have an average of 31.5 degrees Celsius by mid-century and 35 degrees by its end, but we must understand the average weather is taking into account heatwaves that will become more and more common," Furshpan said.
"Winter temperatures may have some cooling effect," Furshpan said, "Our latest research shows that though the world is heating up, there may still be extremely cold temperatures during winters."
Temperatures are expected to remain above average in the coming week all over the country despite a slight drop on Monday and Tuesday, with extreme weather expected to return during the weekend.