Weather

Forecast: Pleasant weather ahead

Temperatures to remain cool for the season until Tuesday.

Pleasant weekend weather ahead

Temperatures to remain lower than the seasonal average, localized rains expected.

Week begins with hot weather

Small heat wave to grace Israel again Sunday after pleasant weekend.

Forecast: Pleasant skies - for now

Brief heat wave forecasted for the weekend, which will break with unseasonable rain.

Heat wave hasn't peaked yet

Despite record-breaking temperatures Sunday, Monday and Tuesday are to bring the peak of the heat.

Today’s forecast: Peak of heatwave

Very hot and dry weather conditions expected throughout the country.

Forecast: Heat wave to hit over the weekend

Travel advisory issued ahead of heat wave, which is expected to persist until Tuesday.

Pleasant weather ahead of Independence Day

Temperatures perfect for the great outdoors ahead of the traditional barbecues and hikes.

Weather: Light showers as Spring returns

Temperatures to remain slightly low Friday and Saturday in brief respite before summer heat.

Forecast: Pleasant today, heat tomorrow

After Sunday’s heat wave temperatures significantly drop, will rise again on Tuesday.

Forecast: Post-Passover heat wave imminent

Second spike in temperatures in two weeks to hit Israel by Tuesday.

Pleasant weather expected for last day of Passover

After heat wave, weather cools down for holiday weekend.

Heat wave to break today

Intense heat from Tuesday to end on Wednesday with a considerable drop in temperatures, heading into a pleasant weekend.

Perfect touring weather: Haze today, heat tomorrow

After 450,000 tour Israel Sunday, slightly cooler temperatures may ensure a repeat turnout.

Heat wave due to hit on Tuesday

Spring festival of Passover is bringing with it a streak of hot weather, set to build up as the week progresses.

Springtime weather in full force for Passover

Passover's name as the 'Spring Holiday' well-deserved this year as pleasant weather forecast ahead.

Skies clear as summer returns

Temperatures pleasant after days of rain in pre-Passover week.

Weather: Pleasant Shabbat as summer returns

Skies to clear and temperatures to rise Saturday; warm weather expected to persist until the middle of next week.

Cold rainy streak to give way on Shabbat

Flood warnings, thunderstorms and showers continue, but moving towards Saturday temperatures to rise above seasonal norms again.

Winter's last hurrah: rain expected mid-week

Temperatures to drop dramatically Wednesday, with light rain and even thunderstorms due nationwide.

Lightning hits a mine field, starts a fire

Stormy weather: Tzin River floods its banks and blocks highway near a prison, lightning strike on Jordan border hits a landmine.

Weekend heat wave descends upon Israel

Temperatures are to soar on Friday and Shabbat, but the hot streak won't last long into next week.

Forecast: Day of rain before spring returns

Temperatures drop as rain is expected throughout the country.

Unusually powerful floods in the south this weekend

Raging rivers in the desert: Negev and Arava down to Eilat set to be hit by rare intense flooding on Shabbat.

Snow closes Mount Hermon in resurgent winter

Morning snow closes ski site and local rains pelt Israel as temperatures continue to fall, although Shabbat is to bring back the heat.

Unstable weather is to oblige Shabbat walkers

Early spring weather vanished in rain this week, but warmth is to make a weekend comeback - only to flip-flop some more early next week.

Early spring heat wave reaches a peak

Recent hot streak to peak on Wednesday accompanied by haze, but temperatures are to fall significantly starting tonight.

Kibbutz Ein Gedi beseiged by storm

Winter weather including rain, strong winds and low temperatures will continue throughout the day. Highway 90 and Hermon have been closed.

Bring your umbrellas to work today

As temperatures drop rain is expected throughout the country beginning in the late afternoon and carrying through Monday.

Don't put away your winter clothes yet; storms return next week

Summer temperatures continue until Saturday when winter weather returns followed by thunderstorms on Sunday night.

Heat wave on the horizon for Israel

Today's forecast, pleasant and sunny, but as of tomorrow the temperature will be unseasonably hot while Israel is hit with a heatwave.

Summer makes a surprise visit in full force

Coastal region to hit 30° C (86° F), as heat rises on Tuesday, peaks Wednesday and builds through to Friday.

Get ready for a warm weekend

It may still be winter, but the weather is to turn decidedly autumnal as temperatures rise, hitting a peak by Tuesday.

Forecast: Heat wave headed to Israel

Winter schminter. Along with sunny skies, temperatures in Israel to reach nearly 80°F at the start of next week.

More stormy weather on the way today

Wednesday is expected to see rain and thunderstorms in the center of the country, the weekend is expected to be dry and hot.

Rain, rain go away - come again on Wednesday

Brief interlude from heavy rains to be accompanied with slight raise in temperatures, but the reprieve is only temporary.

Winter weather makes weekend reprise

After sunny stretch, temperature drop and nationwide rain anticipated together with snow on Mount Hermon.

Forecast: Two days of spring before rain returns

Sunny skies and balmy temperatures on Thursday and Friday will give way to renewed showers and cold at start of next week.

Forecast: Israel to warm up after winter storm

Mild temperatures and partly cloudy skies will give way to sunny skies and unseasonably warm temperatures on Wednesday.

Cold lingers on after winter storm

Weather Thursday will remain unseasonably cold but temperatures expected to creep back up over the weekend.

Elderly man in Bat Yam nearly dies of hypothermia

85-year-old man found unconscious in his apartment rushed by MDA medics to Wolfson Hospital in Holon.

State of emergency declared in Jerusalem

Electric corporation kicks it into high gear as snow starts moving in ahead of overnight buildup; electricity usage breaks record.

Forecast: Snow - mainly in the mountains

Snow is expected to continue intermittently mainly in the central mountains and Jerusalem until Wednesday.

Jerusalem hospitals batten down the hatches for snowstorm

Hadassah and Shaare Tzedek reinforce staff and equipment to stay open as snow looms, with emergency generators on hand.

Rain and snowstorm hit Israel

Rains will fall from north to Negev for three days straight as snow showers expected to travel from Mount Hermon down to Jerusalem.

Lethal US blizzard leaves at least 10 dead

Over 200,000 left without power, 11 states declare states of emergency - and massive East Coast storm is still just building strength.

Three-day snowstorm starting tomorrow

Storm that began on Shabbat is to morph into thunder/rain/snowstorm starting Monday, with snow and flood warnings lasting three days.

After sandstorm, Israel braces for mega snowstorm

Days after major sandstorm, Israel due for first snowstorm of the year, with gale-force winds, hail, thunder; generators deployed.

2015 officially the hottest year ever on Earth

Scientists report that last year was the hottest year by far since records were started in 1880.

Forecast: Weekend to offer brief respite from rain

Thursday and Friday expected to be sunnier and warmer than earlier in the week before rain and snow storm their way back into Israel.

Weather forecast: Rain and storms

Temperatures drop, snow falls on Hermon. Suspected flash floods in Judean Desert, Dead Sea in afternoon.

Massive sandstorm bearing down on Israel

Heavy haze nationwide, snow on Mt. Hermon, rain in the north, dust everywhere - citizens warned to close their windows as the storm nears.

More rain expected on Thursday

In spite of Wednesday's warmth and clear skies, more rain is expected for Thursday, with clear skies returning over the weekend.

Forecast: Clear skies and temperatures on the rise

Israel will experience several days of warm and sunny weather before another day of rain at end of the week.

Second Friday storm in a row hits Israel

A week after heavy snow and rain, snow again closes Mt. Hermon, as Israelis awaken to howling winds.

Forecast: Warm temperatures to give way to weekend rain

The moment before another storm-filled weekend hits, temperatures will reach high 60s and low 70s across Israel.

Weather Forecast: Clear with slight increase in temperature

Northern Israel to see isolated rainfall and slight increase in temperature. New storm expected to hit Israel over the weekend.

Forecast: Rain accompanied by strong winds

Rainfall to continue in northern and central Israel on Sunday; snow also predicted on Mount Hermon and the Golan.

Massive snowstorm hits Israel

Just as predicted gale force winds and rain pelt the country, with snow in the offing and Mt. Hermon in the north already covered in white.

Electric Corp. ready for approaching snowstorm in Jerusalem

Jerusalem director of IEC tells Arutz Sheva preparations for first snowstorm are in full swing with 'massive reinforcement.'