Rainy day (illustration)
Rainy day (illustration)Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

Pleasant weather returns Friday, bringing spring skies and temperatures below the onset of the summer heat wave. 

Skies will remain cloudy to partly cloudy, with a drop in temperatures below the seasonal average, forecasters said. Localized rains are expected in northern Israel before noon; light rain may also fall in central Israel. 

Light rain and clouds are also expected Friday night along the coast and in the north. 

Highs Friday will reach 20°C (68°F) in Jerusalem; 23°C (73.4°F) in Tel Aviv; 21°C (69.8°F) in Haifa; 18°C (64.4°F) in Tzfat (Safed); 22°C (71.6°F) in the Golan Heights; 27°C (80.6°F) in Tiveria (Tiberias); 28°C (82.4°F) in the Beit She'an area; 33°C (91.4°F) in the Dead Sea area; 25°C (77°F) in Be'er Sheva; 22°C (71.6°F) in Mitzpe Ramon; and 33°C (91.4°F) in Eilat. 

The weather will remain stable Saturday, with clouds and light rain in the north and along the coast in the morning.