The weather on Friday will be partly cloudy in the morning before becoming fair. Temperatures will drop slightly, returning to seasonal averages across most of the country. The maximum UV index forecast for the day is very high to extreme.
Extreme heat stress is expected in the southern Golan Heights and its slopes, the Kinneret Valley, the Dead Sea coast, the Jordan Valley and the Arava. Heavy heat stress is forecast for the northern Golan Heights, the northern valleys, the Lower Galilee, the northern and eastern Negev and the Judean Desert. The night will be partly cloudy.
People swimming in the Sea of Galile
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On Saturday, skies will be partly cloudy to cloudy in the morning before clearing later in the day. Temperatures will remain largely unchanged, though heat stress will increase across most areas. On Sunday, temperatures will rise further, accompanied by another increase in heat stress across most of the country.
After morning clouds clear on Monday, the weather will be fair. Temperatures will continue to rise and will be above the seasonal average. Heat stress will intensify further, reaching heavy to extreme levels in inland areas. Humid conditions will prevail along the coastal plain.
Forecast high/low temperatures for Friday and Friday night (°C/°F): Jerusalem 19/29°C (66/84°F), Tel Aviv 25/31°C (77/88°F), Haifa 23/31°C (73/88°F), Safed 18/31°C (64/88°F), Katzrin 21/35°C (70/95°F), Tiberias 23/35°C (73/95°F), Nazareth 22/33°C (72/91°F), Afula 23/34°C (73/93°F), Beit She'an 26/38°C (79/100°F), Lod 25/32°C (77/90°F), Ashdod 25/31°C (77/88°F), Ein Gedi 27/37°C (81/99°F), Beersheba 23/33°C (73/91°F), Mitzpe Ramon 20/32°C (68/90°F) and Eilat 29/40°C (84/104°F).