Weather It Is (Strong Storms On The Way)

 Good Afternoon:

High pressure moving across northern Africa and low pressure dropping southeastward just west of Cyprus will combine to bring substantial rains Saturday night into Sunday of this coming week.  The two will serve to funnel cooler air and plenty of moisture our way as night moves into morning. 

Showers and thunderstorms may precede the storm Saturday (Shabbat) afternoon, especially in coastal areas.  Unusually cold temperatures at 500 mb will favor convective instability as the storm moves in Saturday night.  However, there will be a lack of desert dust within the clouds, as winds will blow from the northwest, even ahead of the storm.  So, stronger thunderstorms will probably be confined mostly to near coastal urban areas.  

Rain amounts look to be a maximum over the central mountains, appropriate to the more northerly wind direction.  Flooding in southern areas, and the Dead Sea area is also possible.

After this storm passes, our next storm could arrive at the end of next week, with an even stronger, colder storm to close out the month.

Shabbat Shalom,

Barry Lynn