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Slight Cooling Expected Today, With Severe Heat Stress in the Jordan Valley and Dead Sea
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50% centerFirst reported by Kikar HaShabbat · Jun 17, 2026
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What happened
Temperatures will ease slightly in Israel today, especially inland and in the hills, while heat stress remains severe in the Dead Sea area and heavy in the Jordan Valley and Arava. Another small cooling is due tomorrow, followed by slight warming on Saturday and little change on Sunday.
- 01Today will be partly cloudy to clear, with a slight temperature drop inland and in the hills.
- 02Extreme heat stress is expected at the Dead Sea shore.
- 03Heavy heat stress is forecast in the Jordan Valley, the Arava, and the Beit She'an Valley.
- 04Temperatures will dip again Friday, then rise slightly Saturday.
- 05Eilat is forecast to reach 39 degrees, the highest listed temperature.
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