Sukkos in Eretz Yisroel is off to a cold and rainy beginning. The first day was hot as predicted, but it did rain at during the night on Monday in the capital as well as during the early morning hours as people headed to neitz minyanim.
On motzei first day, Tuesday night, the rain became increasingly heavy followed by colder temperatures and showers during the morning hours today, Wednesday. Intermittent showers are predicted for Wednesday and temperatures are expected to continue dropping. Thursday is expected to be a stormy Sukkos day, very atypical for Eretz Yisroel.
Yosh (Yehuda and Shomron) officials report that events scheduled to take place in Sussia, Tel Shilo and other areas throughout Yehuda and Shomron will take place as scheduled. Officials stress there is no rain cancellations.
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel – This article written on the first day of Chol Hamoed Sukkos in Eretz Yisrael)
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In my neighborhood (Givat Shaul), it stayed dry during yom tov, but when I woke up at 3 AM I saw pretty big clouds and I heard thunder in the distance. Close to the end of yom tov, at around 5:30 PM, it was also very cloudy and looking very rainy.
Last night, knowing what rain would come (and knowing that I have been sick with some unknown flue virus for 4 weeks now), I covered my sukkah with a big plastic covering and slept in the house. (Since I only had 6 hours to sleep and wasn’t feeling well in the first place, I didn’t have much of a choice…)
not true here in israel today-wednesday it was nice weather a little drizel in the morning but not much(at least where i was in the old city)last night tuesday very little nothing for about 30 min. on and off and it was nice and warm night
Dunno where YWN got its info from. The rain cleared up midday Wednesday, and has been perfect Sukkos weather since then. Slightly cool; blue skies – gevaldig. Chag Somayach.
Hashem Y’rachem
Todah l’kail that this portion of news seems 2 b wrong