Up to two inches of rain drenched the
In two weeks, Israelis add to daily prayers a request for rain, which Jews in the Diaspora add on December 4.
The scattered thunderstorms in the north are the first heavy rains of the season and have not come too soon for the parched country, which has suffered four straight years of below-average precipitation. The extended drought has left the country's water resources seriously depleted.
The underground aquifer system, which supplies more water to
The Kinneret has dropped 1.56 meters since its low point at the beginning of last winter and is 1.24 meters under the "red line," which serves as warning that lower levels will endanger the quality of water and the ability to continue pumping.
The welcome rains in the north may spread to the central region Thursday, and occasional light drizzle may reach as far south as the northern
After a dry Sabbath, a large weather system is expected to arrive in
Long-term forecasts for the winter are mixed. European models indicate that