Weather It Is (Unbearable Heat)

 Good Afternoon:

Counterclockwise winds circulating around low pressure centered just to our east will bring the hottest weather of the summer, and the hottest weather in quite some time.

Unfortunately, temperatures should be two to three degrees hotter than the heat wave of our recent past, meaning temperatures near 40 C (or above), instead of in the upper 30s in the central mountain areas. Temperatures in coastal areas should be in the mid-30s, but with higher humidity (meaning, very high heat indices).  Temperatures in the normally hotter locations of the upper Jordan Valley should be in the upper 40s.  Eilat should be in the upper 40s, as well. 

The dangerous heat conditions should persist from Thursday this week until Monday or Tuesday of next week.  There is a 30% chance the heat wave will continue through Tuesday, before more normal summertime temperatures return on Wednesday.

It is very important to drink plenty of water during a heat wave like this, and if someone must be outside they should drink water and juice.  One sign of hyperthermia is clammy feeling skin.  Just because you're not sweating doesn't mean that you don't need to drink.  In fact, the end stage of heat stroke is a lack of sweat (moisture) to cool the body (https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/heat-exhaustion-heatstroke/).

Take Care,

Barry Lynn