It will be clear to partly cloudy Friday with a chance of local sprinkles and isolated thunderstorms over the eastern parts of the country and a high-wave warning at Mediterranean beaches. A slight warming trend will bring conditions to warmer and drier than usual by Sunday and Monday, mostly over the mountains and inland regions. On Shabbat, there's a chance of afternoon rain, mostly over the Golan Heights.

Friday high temperatures:

Jerusalem: 26Celsius/79Fahrenheit; Sea of Galilee, Be'er Sheva: 30C/86F; Golan Heights: 28/82; Haifa: 29/84; Tel Aviv: 27/81; Dead Sea: 31/88; Eilat: 32/90