Temperatures rise mainly in the north, with extreme heat stress expected in the Dead Sea and Arava regions; Skies partly cloudy to clear, slightly above seasonal norms in the northynet|Today’s (Wednesday) weather will be partly cloudy to clear, with a slight increase in temperatures, particularly in the north, where conditions will be somewhat hotter than usual for this time of year.Extreme heat stress is expected in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea region, the Arava, and the Sea of Galilee basin. Heavy heat stress is forecast in the southern Golan Heights and its slopes, northern valleys, Lower Galilee, and the Judean Desert and eastern Negev. Moderate heat stress is expected in the northern Golan Heights, western Galilee, the Carmel and Menashe Heights, the coastal plain, the Shephelah, the central highlands, the northern Negev, and the Negev Highlands.1 View gallery The weather will be partly cloudy to clear (Photo: AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)At night, conditions will be partly cloudy to clear.Solar radiation levels are expected to be very high to extreme.Tomorrow temperatures will drop, especially in the mountains and inland areas, returning to seasonal averages. On Friday temperatures will drop further, and on Saturday they will rise again.Forecast temperatures for Wednesday and Wednesday night: Jerusalem 17–29°C / 63–84°F, Tel Aviv-Yafo 22–28°C / 72–82°F, Haifa 21–27°C / 70–81°F, Safed 17–30°C / 63–86°F, Katzrin 18–35°C / 64–95°F, Tiberias 21–34°C / 70–93°F, Nazareth 21–32°C / 70–90°F, Afula 20–33°C / 68–91°F, Beit She'an 23–37°C / 73–99°F, Lod 21–30°C / 70–86°F, Ashdod 22–29°C / 72–84°F, Ein Gedi 25–36°C / 77–97°F, Beersheba 20–32°C / 68–90°F, Mitzpe Ramon 19–32°C / 66–90°F, Eilat 28–39°C / 82–102°F.Comments