Temperatures across Israel continue to drop, as it appears summer is behind us and we are experiencing a first taste of winter during the autumn period. There are storm and flood warnings in effect for the coming weekend in Eretz Yisrael.

A winter system is expected to visit the nation in the coming days and some forecasters are predicting a “Medi-cane” to reach some of the coastline on Thursday night / Friday.

Heavy rainfall is expected to begin along the coast on Thursday night, accompanied by wind gusts of 70-80 KPH (42-48 MPH). Most of the storm however will remain out at sea.

The precipitation will continue in some areas on Friday, primarily in the north, and on Shabbos, thundershowers and strong wind gusts are expected throughout the country from the north to the northern Negev, with flood warnings in southern and eastern areas prone to flooding.

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Local rainfall is expected to continue on Sunday, accompanied with a slight increase in temperatures.

Temperatures for Jerusalem: Friday 74-60F (23-16C) and on Shabbos, 67-58 (19-14).

Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones, often referred to as medi-canes (a portmanteau of Mediterranean hurricanes) but sometimes also as Mediterranean cyclones or as Mediterranean hurricanes, are meteorological phenomena observed over the Mediterranean Sea. On a few rare occasions, some storms have been observed reaching the strength of a Category 1 hurricane. The main societal hazard posed by Medi-canes is not usually from destructive winds, but through life-threatening torrential rains and flash floods.

The occurrence of Medicanes has been described as not particularly rare.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)