After an unseasonal heatwave accompanied by heavy hail in Beersheba and the northern Golan Heights, as well as rain in the Jerusalem area, the weather is expected to stabilize Saturday, with the haze gradually clearing by midday.
At the same time, temperatures will drop significantly and return to seasonal norms, while brisk winds are expected across most of the country. In the north, light, localized rain is forecast and may continue into the night.
On Sunday, localized rain is expected mainly in the north, along with a further drop in temperatures. On Monday, there is still a chance of localized rain in the north, with another decrease in temperatures, which will fall below the seasonal average. No significant change is expected on Tuesday.
Forecast temperatures for today and tonight (low-high, Celsius): Jerusalem 14-22, Tel Aviv 18-24, Haifa 18-23, Safed 13-20, Katzrin (a town in the Golan Heights) 15-24, Tiberias 18-26, Nazareth 16-24, Afula 14-26, Beit She’an 18-29, Lod 18-24, Ashdod 17-24, Ein Gedi (near the Dead Sea) 22-32, Beersheba 18-27, Mitzpe Ramon (a town in the Negev Desert) 15-24, Eilat 25-32.