A slight rise in temperatures is expected across Israel on Tuesday, though light rain may still fall in northern areas during the morning hours.
Skies will be partly cloudy throughout the day, becoming partly to mostly cloudy overnight with high- and mid-level cloud cover. By early morning Wednesday, easterly winds are expected to strengthen in northern Israel and in mountainous regions.
A further slight increase in temperatures is forecast for Wednesday, with haze possible in southern areas. Conditions will be partly cloudy, with strong easterly winds in the north and in the hills.
Local rainfall is expected to develop in most parts of Israel during the day, with a chance of thunderstorms. Rain and winds are expected to intensify overnight, raising the risk of flooding in desert streams in the Judean Desert, the Dead Sea region, the Negev and the Arava.
On Thursday, temperatures are expected to return to seasonal norms. Strong winds may persist in southern areas during the morning, with local rain continuing before tapering off later in the day. Flooding risks in desert areas are expected to remain.
A drop in temperatures is forecast for Friday.
Forecast temperatures for Tuesday and overnight: Jerusalem 8-17°C (46-63°F), Tel Aviv 13-19°C (55-66°F), Haifa 14-19°C (57-66°F), Safed 8-13°C (46-55°F), Katzrin 9-17°C (48-63°F), Tiberias 12-19°C (54-66°F), Nazareth 12-18°C (54-64°F), Afula 12-20°C (54-68°F), Beit She’an 13-23°C (55-73°F), Lod 13-21°C (55-70°F), Ashdod 12-20°C (54-68°F), Ein Gedi 15-24°C (59-75°F), Be'er Sheva 9-21°C (48-70°F), Mitzpe Ramon 9-20°C (48-68°F), Eilat 15-27°C (59-81°F).