Sunday will see high-altitude clouds, with temperatures generally in line with seasonal averages across most of the country. No significant heat stress is expected. The Mediterranean Sea will be calm to slightly rough, with waves ranging from 12 to 20 inches (30 to 50 centimeters).
Temperatures will rise significantly Monday, particularly along the coastal plain, in the Judean foothills and in the northwestern Negev. Most of the country will experience hotter-than-usual conditions, ranging from dry to extremely hot.
The Nahal Ayun Nature Reserve
(Photo: aji Rashrash, Israel Nature and Parks Authority)
The unsettled weather will continue Tuesday, with partly cloudy to clear skies, a significant drop in temperatures and rising humidity, particularly along the coastal plain, in the Shfela lowlands and in the northwestern Negev. Temperatures will return to seasonal averages across most of the country.
Wednesday will be partly to mostly cloudy, with mid- and high-altitude clouds and no significant change in temperatures.
Forecast highs and lows for Sunday and Sunday night: Jerusalem 13-22°C (55-72°F), Tel Aviv 17-26°C (63-79°F), Haifa 19-24°C (66-75°F), Safed 14-22°C (57-72°F), Katzrin 17-25°C (63-77°F), Tiberias 18-28°C (64-82°F), Nazareth 18-26°C (64-79°F), Afula 16-27°C (61-81°F), Beit She'an 19-29°C (66-84°F), Lod 17-26°C (63-79°F), Ashdod 18-26°C (64-79°F), Ein Gedi 21-26°C (70-79°F), Beersheba 15-26°C (59-79°F), Mitzpe Ramon 15-23°C (59-73°F) and Eilat 20-29°C (68-84°F).