Lag BaOmer? You'll be hot as hell • Forecast: From today - Shereb to Shabbat

May 21, 2019   

Extreme heat wave: Starting Wednesday morning, the eve of Lag BaOmer, warmer than usual weather will prevail throughout the country until the Rebbe, which will peak on Thursday and Friday. Due to the expected heat loads, the Fire Commission has ordered that bonfires not be lit in most regions of the country. The Chief Rabbis, the Chief Rabbis, the HaRishlach HaGari Yosef and the Grad Lau, have also joined the request not to light bonfires. According to forecaster Sharon Wechsler on Kan, today will be hotter than usual throughout the country, and during the lighting of the bonfires, significant dryness is expected, especially in the mountains, valleys in the east and south of the country. On the coast and in the south, caution should be exercised due to strong winds. Heavy rain will also prevail throughout the country on Thursday with heavy to extreme heat loads. On Friday, heavy rain will continue to prevail in all parts of the country, with heavy to extreme heat loads. Haze is possible, especially in the south of the country. Only on Saturday will there be a noticeable drop in temperatures and a significant relief in heat stress, and it will be partly cloudy - but still hotter than usual, especially in the mountains and inland.