February 21, 2015
9:07 am

President Reuven Rivlin plays with his grandchildren in his snow-covered garden at the President's residence in Jerusalem after a snow storm hit the capital. February 20, 2015 (Photo credit: Haim Zach/GPO)

Rains, snow dwindle as winter storm abates

Skies expected to clear by evening; thousands travel to higher elevations to enjoy unusual snowy conditions

By Itamar Sharon and Times of Israel staff

February 20, 2015
6:48 am

View of the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem covered in snow, February 20, 2015. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Roads to Jerusalem reopen after heavy overnight snowfall

Skies clear over central hills after 10 inches falls on capital; heavy rains Friday night

By Lazar Berman and Times of Israel staff

February 20, 2015
2:30 am

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men walk near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City as snow falls on February 19, 2015. (photo credit: AFP PHOTO / AHMAD GHARABLI)

Snow begins to pile up in capital

Up to 40 centimeters expected to hit Jerusalem overnight; schools to remain closed Friday

By Times of Israel staff

February 19, 2015
9:02 pm

People hold umbrellas to protect themselves from the rain as they walk on Jaffa street in downtown Jerusalem on a stormy day on February 19, 2015. (Photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Roads to Jerusalem close intermittently as storm gathers

Up to 40 centimeters of snow expected to hit capital overnight; schools to remain closed Friday

By Times of Israel staff

February 19, 2015
1:38 pm

A tractor removes snow from the roads in Jerusalem, as stormy winter weather hit the capital region. January 9, 2015. (photo credit: Mendy Hechtman/FLASH90)

Schools close as country battens down for storm

Snow expected to descend on northern hills and Jerusalem, possibly reaching desert in the south

By Stuart Winer and Times of Israel staff

February 18, 2015
9:04 pm

Children play near the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem as a heavy winter storm hit Israel, on January 7, 2015. (Photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Schools to close early as Jerusalem girds for winter storm

Up to half a meter of snow could slam capital as wintry blast bears down on country; roads in and out of city to close as well

By Times of Israel staff

February 18, 2015
1:08 am

People seen walking by the walls of Jerusalem's Old City Walls as snow begins to fall, Wednesday, January 7, 2015 (photo credit: Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

Israel braces for major winter storm

Residents warned to prepare for disruptions as snow expected to fall in higher elevations across the country

By Times of Israel staff

February 16, 2015
7:32 pm

Jerusalem under the snow: Tower of David snowstorm (photo credit: Noam Chen)

Another storm set to blanket Israel with snow

Meteorologists forecast major system Thursday that could dump significant precipitation across the country

By Times of Israel staff

February 11, 2015
11:53 am

Israelis walk in Jerusalem as a dust storm hit the city on February 11, 2015. (Photo credit: Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Severe sandstorm grounds flights ahead of rain, snow

Dust fills skies as winter storm barrels in, forcing smaller airports to close and causing breathing problems

By Times of Israel staff

February 10, 2015
11:47 pm

A windsurfer rides above churning waves off Tel Aviv on February 10, 2015, as a storm moves through the area. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)

Israel battens down the hatches as large storm moves in

Gale force winds, heavy rains and snow are expected around country over next several days

By Times of Israel staff

February 5, 2015
5:25 pm

Snow knowing with the weather

Unusually warm weekend expected to give way to frigid temperatures, snow next week

By Stuart Winer

January 11, 2015
7:52 am

Israeli youths use kites to snowboard on a snow-covered field in the Golan Heights, January 8, 2015 (photo credit: Basal Awidat/Flash90)

School called off in the north as snow persists

Roads closed in Golan and Galilee regions; earlier, hundreds left without water as pipes burst in winter cold

By Justin Jalil

January 10, 2015
5:42 pm

A tractor removes snow from a road in the Golan Heights on January 8, 2015. (photo credit: Basal Awidat/Flash90)

Freeze closes roads, damages water infrastructure

Hundreds in north left without water as pipes burst in winter cold; police block highways, urge caution

By Justin Jalil

January 7, 2015
2:37 pm

A Syrian boy looks out through his tent door covered in snow at a refugee camp in Deir Zannoun village, in the Bekaa valley, east Lebanon, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. Photo credit: AP/Hussein Malla)

Storm dumps snow, rain and hail across Middle East

Schools and universities closed across the region; Syrian refugees weather the freeze in makeshift tent camps

By HUSSEIN MALLA

January 7, 2015
8:39 am

A person watches as waves crash on the Mediterranean sea near the port of Haifa, northern Israel, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015 (photo credit: AP/Ariel Schalit)

Netanyahu warns storm is not over; 19,000 lose power

School canceled for Thursday in West Bank, around Jerusalem; 13-year-old killed in car accident on icy road

By Haviv Rettig Gur

Topic: snow in Jerusalem

Rains, snow dwindle as winter storm abates

Skies expected to clear by evening; thousands travel to higher elevations to enjoy unusual snowy conditions

Roads to Jerusalem reopen after heavy overnight snowfall

Skies clear over central hills after 10 inches falls on capital; heavy rains Friday night

Snow begins to pile up in capital

Up to 40 centimeters expected to hit Jerusalem overnight; schools to remain closed Friday

Roads to Jerusalem close intermittently as storm gathers

Up to 40 centimeters of snow expected to hit capital overnight; schools to remain closed Friday

Schools close as country battens down for storm

Snow expected to descend on northern hills and Jerusalem, possibly reaching desert in the south

Schools to close early as Jerusalem girds for winter storm

Up to half a meter of snow could slam capital as wintry blast bears down on country; roads in and out of city to close as well

Israel braces for major winter storm

Residents warned to prepare for disruptions as snow expected to fall in higher elevations across the country

Another storm set to blanket Israel with snow

Meteorologists forecast major system Thursday that could dump significant precipitation across the country

Severe sandstorm grounds flights ahead of rain, snow

Dust fills skies as winter storm barrels in, forcing smaller airports to close and causing breathing problems

Israel battens down the hatches as large storm moves in

Gale force winds, heavy rains and snow are expected around country over next several days

Snow knowing with the weather

Unusually warm weekend expected to give way to frigid temperatures, snow next week

School called off in the north as snow persists

Roads closed in Golan and Galilee regions; earlier, hundreds left without water as pipes burst in winter cold

Freeze closes roads, damages water infrastructure

Hundreds in north left without water as pipes burst in winter cold; police block highways, urge caution

Storm dumps snow, rain and hail across Middle East

Schools and universities closed across the region; Syrian refugees weather the freeze in makeshift tent camps

Netanyahu warns storm is not over; 19,000 lose power

School canceled for Thursday in West Bank, around Jerusalem; 13-year-old killed in car accident on icy road

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