RAMALLAH, Tuesday, April 28, 2020 (WAFA) – A rise in temperature is expected today to become 2°C above the annual average with moderate, partially cloudy weather conditions in the mountainous areas and hot in the other parts of the country, said the Palestinian Meteorological Department (PMD).

Light to moderate, westerly to northwesterly winds and low sea waves are expected.

Temperature in Jerusalem and Bethlehem is expected to reach a high of 23°C and a low of 12°C and in Ramallah and Hebron, a high of 22°C and a low of 11°C. In Jericho, the Dead Sea and the Jordan Valley, temperature is expected to reach a high of 31°C and a low of 18°C, while it is expected to reach a high of 27°C and a low of 14°C in Gaza and the coastal areas.

Temperature drops tomorrow to become slightly below the annual average, but picks up again on Thursday to return to 2°C above the annual average, said the PMD.

However, temperature drops again on Friday to become around the annual average.

T.R./M.K.