Cold Weather Update

Good Afternoon:

Extreme cold expected.

Most global forecasts indicate that the coldest air will remain to our north this Friday into Saturday, and then extremely cold air on Monday will lack upper level support for more than possible snow showers.  Still, there should be plenty of moisture for heavy rains throughout the period, and snow on the Hermon.

However, there is still a 10% chance of snow in the Jerusalem mountains Friday night into Shabbat morning, and (as noted) extremely cold weather expected on Monday, with widespread frost. Unusually, cold weather is forecast to last until the end of the month.

Otherwise, expect 25 to 50 mm of rain generally, and even some rain over southern areas where flooding can occur.  Locally 75 to 100 mm of precipitation is predicted over central coastal cities from Thursday night into early Monday.

Barry Lynn