It will be partly cloudy through Sunday with a drop in temperature, mainly in the Mediterranean coastal plain and the Shefela lowlands. Temperatures will remain above average in the mountains and inland areas. Additional cooling is forecast for Friday. It will be slightly warmer on Shabbat with strong northerly winds along the coast in the afternoon. No significant change is expected on Sunday.

Thursday highs:
Jerusalem, Haifa: 25Celsius/77Fahrenheit;
Kinneret/Sea of Galilee: 32C/89F; Golan Heights: 27/80;
Tel Aviv: 26/78; Be'er Sheva': 29/84; Dead Sea, Eilat: 33/91