Temperatures will range in the upper 20s (mid-80s Fahrenheit) Friday through Monday and will rise from next Tuesday through Thursday. Mid-week temperatures will reach 32 degrees (90 Fahrenheit) in Jerusalem, 30 (86 Fahrenheit) in Tel Aviv and 35 (95 Fahrenheit) in Be'er Sheva.

The Kinneret dropped by slightly less than half an inch in the past 24 hours and now stands at 211.26 meters below sea level and 2.46 meters below flood level.