News Brief

(IsraelNN.com) Meteorologist Boaz Dayan has issued his annual predictions for winter weather based on statistics from previous years, and this year's prognosis is not good for Israel's water resources. However, a long-term forecast based on an American model of weather systems is more optimistic and forecasts wetter than usual weather.

Dayan's forecast is for a colder but drier than usual winter, following a warm October and November. Most of the winter's precipitation will fall in February, and snow will fall in the middle of January, based on past weather data.

The near-term forecast is continued pleasant weather through the Rosh HaShanah holiday and at least until the middle of next week.