Weather conditions in israel

Israel braces for rainy Election Day, but can bad weather affect voter turnout?

Showers are expected on Election Day, but turnout figures going back to 1949 show that the weather has never decided who shows up at the ballot box.

People walk in the rain in Jerusalem, August 15, 2026.
Lightning illuminates the sky over the Upper Galilee, during a rain storm on April 27, 2026.

Israel braces for unusual weekend storm as authorities warn of flooding, strong winds

Heavy flooding inundates a road in the village of Abu Gosh, outside Jerusalem, as vehicles and heavy machinery make their way through floodwaters following winter rains.

One Israeli killed, another missing as winter storm sweeps Israel

Police on the scene of a kitesurfing incident in Bat Yam.

Fatal kitesurfing accident at Bat Yam’s Tayo Beach: One dead, two injured due to extreme winds


MDA kept busy treating 442 victims of the heat wave

If you’re outdoors on a trek, take drinking breaks every half hour, consuming one or two glasses of cool water each time in a shady area.

A Christian pilgrim dips in the water during her visit to the Qasr el-Yahud baptismal site on the banks of the Jordan River.

Health Ministry warns against heatstroke

If the face reddens, respiration and pulse speed up and the skin becomes dry; if the person becomes apathetic, weak and confused, feels nausea and vomits, call for an ambulance.

Palmahim Beach in the summer

Pleasant, warm weather expected for Yom Ha'atzmaut; heatwave coming

Temperatures will rise slightly today, and the weather will be welcoming for Yom Ha'atzmaut revelers.

Tel Aviv beach

Country feels heat, wildfires break out in Jerusalem, Galilee

Couple suspected of negligence in Monday fire in North

Fire breaks out in the North

Winter returns with a vengeance

Flash floods near Dead Sea; Kinneret has risen 40 cm. since start of rainy season.

First winter rain in Israel

Weather: Strong rains across Israel, floods in the South and snow in the Hermon

Israel saw strong showers overnight and through the morning which led to flooding.

White stream at Ramat Hanegev

Heatwave on its way out as winter readies comeback

Aside from those locations, no place compared to the hottest Februaries of 1941, 1971 and 2010, the most recent being the most extreme.

PEOPLE CYCLE through Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv over the weekend.

Freezing temperatures kill man, burst water pipes around the country

MDA called on members of the public to check on elderly neighbors and relatives who live alone and help them find shelter from the cold weather if needed.

Snow in the northern Misgav Regional Council's Mount Halutz area

Winter in full swing as country gets snow, sleet and rain

Israel went into full winter mode as snow, sleet and rain hit cities in the North, South and everywhere in between on Tuesday.

IDF clearing snow on Highway 35, January 26, 2016

Stormy weather

A modest amount of snow in Jerusalem and in the mountainous regions to the south was forecast to start Monday night and continue into Tuesday and perhaps Wednesday.

Snow on Mount Hermon, January 9, 2015