RAMALLAH, Saturday, March 20, 2021 (WAFA) – A rise in temperature is expected today in Palestine to become 6°C above the season’s average with partly cloudy to clear skies and moderate conditions in the mountainous regions, according to the Palestinian Meteorological Department (PMD).

Winds are southeasterly. light to moderate, and sea waves are low.

Temperature in the capital, Jerusalem, and Bethlehem is expected to reach a high of 22°C and a low of 14°C and in Ramallah and Hebron a high of 21°C and a low of 13°C. In Jericho, the Dead Sea, and the Jordan Valley temperature is expected to reach a high of 29°C and a low of 17°C, while it is expected to reach a high of 24°C and a low of 16°C in Gaza and the coastal areas.

An additional rise in temperature is expected tomorrow, Sunday, which approaches 9°C above the seasonal average as spring conditions prevail on the first day of the spring season.

Monday’s temperature is expected to further rise and approach 11°C above the average as relatively hot conditions prevail in the mountainous areas to hot in the others and dusty cloudy conditions prevail with a slight chance of scattered showers in some areas.

Similar weather conditions are expected for Tuesday with temperature reaching 12°C above the season’s average, said the PMD, with hot conditions prevailing throughout the country.

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