Weather: Significant rise in temperature, warm conditions

A significant rise in temperature to become above the season’s average is expected today in Palestine bringing unseasonably warm conditions, according to the Palestinian Meteorological Department (PMD).

Winds are southeasterly to easterly, moderate to active, and sea waves are low.

Temperature in the capital, Jerusalem, and in Bethlehem is expected to reach a high of 19°C and a low of 14°C, and in Ramallah and Hebron a high of 17°C and a low of 13°C are expected. In Jericho, the Dead Sea, and the Jordan Valley, temperature is expected to reach a high of 26°C and a low of 16°C, while it is expected to reach a high of 24°C and a low of 16°C in Gaza and the coastal areas.

A further rise in temperature is expected tomorrow, Sunday, to approach 6°C above the seasonal average.

Monday’s temperature is set to drop but remains higher than the annual average by 4°C.

Temperature drops again on Tuesday to become around the seasonal average, said the PMD, with scattered rain and possibly thunderstorms expected on some areas.

Source: Palestinian News & Info Agency