RMALLAH, Sunday, April 28, 2019 (WAFA) – Partly cloudy to clear skies and relatively hot atmosphere are expected to prevail today as temperature remains higher than annual average by five degrees Celsius, said the Palestinian Meteorological Department (PMD).

Winds are northwesterly to northeasterly and light to moderate. Sea waves are low.

Temperature in Jerusalem and Bethlehem is expected to reach a high of 26°C and a low of 17°C and in Ramallah and Hebron, a high of 25°C and a low of 16°C. In Jericho, the Dead Sea and the Jordan Valley, temperature is expected to reach a high of 35°C and a low of 20°C, while it is expected to reach a high of 25°C and a low of 20°C in Gaza and the coastal areas.

Temperature is expected to rise further Monday to become very hot and around eight degrees Celsius above the seasonal average.

However on Tuesday, temperature is expected to drop again setting back to five degrees Celsius above normal.

Temperature is expected to slightly rise on Wednesday.

M.N