No significant change in temperatures is expected during the day Saturday, though heat stress will intensify somewhat in most parts of the country. The maximum UV index forecast for today is very high to extreme. The Mediterranean Sea will also be wavy, with waves ranging from 70 centimeters to 1 meter.
Extreme heat stress is expected in several areas, including the southern Golan Heights, the northern valleys, the Sea of Galilee basin, the Dead Sea region, the Jordan Valley and Arava and the eastern Negev. Heavy heat stress is expected along the coastal plain, in the Shfela and Carmel region, as well as in the western and lower Galilee.
People sunbathe and wade in the Mediterranean Sea along the beach in Tel Aviv
(Photo: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
On Sunday, temperatures will rise slightly, with a further increase in heat stress in most areas. Another rise in temperatures is expected Monday, when conditions will become hotter than usual and dry in the mountains and inland, and hot and humid along the coastal plain. Heavy to extreme heat stress will prevail in most parts of the country.
Tuesday will remain hotter than usual and dry in the mountains and inland, while hot and humid conditions will persist along the coastal plain. Heavy to extreme heat stress will continue in most areas.
Forecast high/low temperatures for Saturday and Saturday night (°C/°F):
Jerusalem 20/30°C (68/86°F), Tel Aviv 26/31°C (79/88°F), Haifa 25/31°C (77/88°F), Safed 20/31°C (68/88°F), Katzrin 22/36°C (72/97°F), Tiberias 24/36°C (75/97°F), Nazareth 23/34°C (73/93°F), Afula 24/34°C (75/93°F), Beit She'an 27/38°C (81/100°F), Lod 25/32°C (77/90°F), Ashdod 25/31°C (77/88°F), Ein Gedi 28/38°C (82/100°F), Beersheba 23/33°C (73/91°F), Mitzpe Ramon 21/32°C (70/90°F) and Eilat 29/40°C (84/104°F).