Weather It Is (Update for Gush Etzion)

Good Morning:

Our forecast model shows that temperatures will reach a high of 4 C today, and remain about 4 C until about 2 P.M.

At 2 P.M, the temperatures should fall to about 2 C as rain intensifies.  

Between 2 and 3 P.M, it should begin to snow about 1 cm per hour until early evening.  However, temperatures won't begin to fall further until about 7 P.M.  Heavy snow should arrive after 9 P.M as temperatures fall below freezing and continue until tomorrow morning.

In other words, it should be too warm to accumulate significantly until evening.  True, there might be some snow on colder surfaces, but it shouldn't "stick" in any serious manner until tonight.

Tonight, the snow will fall at a rate of 6 cm per hour, which is greater than 2 inches per hour for several hours. 

We will update this forecast, God willing, around noon.

Barry Lynn