Weather It Is (Noon Update)

Good Afternoon:

Winter Storm Warning:

Snow beginning in the late afternoon/evening, except in the Golan (where snow begins around noon).

Accumulating snow begins in Gush Etzion around 5 P.M.
Accumulating snow begins in Jerusalem between 9 and 11 P.M
Accumulating snow begins in Sefad between 6 and 8 PM.

Moderate snow if expected to begin after 9 P.M.  Heavy snow is expected to fall at the rate of 5 cm/h from about midnight until 6 A.M.  Chance of snow 100%.

Temperatures fall below freezing between 9-11 P.M in  the areas of Jerusalem and Sefad.  They remain below freezing until mid-morning.  Wet snow or rain and wet snow continues from mid-morning on into the afternoon on Friday.

Snow accumulations are valid until 10 A.M tomorrow.

Hermon: 50 cm
Golan: 25 cm
Gush Etzion: 25-30 cm
Jerusalem: 15-25 cm, including about 15-20 cm in the Old City.
Bet-El/Har Bracha: 15-20 cm
Sefad: 5 to 15 cm.
Ramat Bet-Shemesh, Kefar Giladi: up to 5 cm.

Possible freezing of roads Saturday evening/night.

Barry Lynn