Weather: slight rise in temperatures, warming expected later this week

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Temperatures are expected to rise later this week, but will remain slightly below the seasonal average. After a very rainy weekend, the winter system is weakening and rain is gradually tapering off. On Monday the skies will clear, and temperatures will rise continuously to a peak on Thursday.

Heavy rain and flooding were recorded during the weekend. In Ashdod, 80 mm of rain were measured within an hour and a half, and in Kadima 117 mm fell in less than an hour and a half. Flooding occurred in Binyamina, and electricity supply was cut off in the Gan Yavne area. A total of 116 mm of rain were measured in Ashdod.

In the coming days the weather will continue to be wintry, with temperatures lower than usual for the season. On Monday it will be partly cloudy, and in the afternoon northerly winds will blow along the coast. On Friday temperatures will continue to rise, and at the end of the week pleasant weather for hiking is expected.