The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/weather/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:15:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png weather | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/weather/ 32 32 Uncool: Sweltering globe will smash heat records over next 5 years, UN forecasts https://www.timesofisrael.com/uncool-sweltering-globe-will-smash-heat-records-over-next-5-years-un-forecasts/ Thu, 28 May 2026 10:29:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3832091 Projections show high chances for mercury to surge past warming limit threshold at least once by 2030, as spiking temperatures bring deadly extreme weather from droughts to floods

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]]> Israeli-founded ‘SpaceX of weather’ raises $175m to send next-gen satellites into orbit https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-founded-spacex-of-weather-raises-175m-to-send-next-gen-satellites-into-orbit/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 09:59:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3748468 Tomorrow.io is the developer of an AI weather satellite network to help forecast fast-evolving extreme weather events, as well as improve emergency preparedness and disaster response

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]]> Brutal US travel day as more than 13,500 flights canceled amid massive winter storm https://www.timesofisrael.com/brutal-us-travel-day-as-more-than-13500-flights-canceled-amid-massive-winter-storm/ Sun, 25 Jan 2026 14:02:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3740937 Widespread snow, sleet and freezing rain from southern Rocky Mountains to New England result in largest flight cancellation event since pandemic, including those to and from Tel Aviv

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]]> Tens of millions across US brace for massive winter storm, heavy snow, freezing rain https://www.timesofisrael.com/tens-of-millions-across-us-brace-for-massive-winter-storm-heavy-snow-freezing-rain/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:22:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3740095 Hundreds of flights delayed or canceled, schools closed as tempest expected to affect area from Southern Rockies to New England; Texas bracing for ice storm

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]]> Powerful storm kills kitesurfer; plane lands safely after reported lightning strike https://www.timesofisrael.com/powerful-storm-kills-kitesurfer-plane-reportedly-hit-by-lightening-lands-safely/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 14:48:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3730347 Heavy rainfall, strong winds reaching 105 kph nationwide bring down trees, causing a number of injuries; El Al flight reportedly struck in storm: 'The plane was shaking'

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]]> Israel sees highest January temperature in 66 years https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-sees-highest-january-temperature-in-66-years/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:27:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3729776 29°C (84°F) measured in central Israel's Ein Hahoresh; Meteorological Service warns of floods, strong winds as regular winter weather returns Friday

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]]> Four people and horse safe after getting caught in floods, rescuers say https://www.timesofisrael.com/4-people-and-horse-safe-after-getting-caught-in-floods-rescuers-say/ Fri, 02 Jan 2026 16:05:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3725396 Two adults and a child wait on roof of semi-submerged car as responders pull up in rubber dinghy; horse manages to get out as injured man clings to branches until aid crews arrive

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]]> Parents and child rescued from van caught up in flood in south, as rains lash Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/parents-and-child-rescued-from-van-caught-up-in-flood-in-south-as-rains-lash-israel/ Sun, 28 Dec 2025 09:34:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3721413 Several highways closed or restricted; Fire and Rescue Service warns of life-threatening floods as storm batters country; Mount Hermon ski resort closed

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]]> Israel braces for floods as downpour forecast for Monday https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-braces-for-potential-floods-as-downpour-forecast-for-monday/ Sun, 28 Dec 2025 02:03:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3721260 Some 60-80 millimeters of rain expected within a few hours in central areas; after rainy weekend, Sunday set to see less precipitation and winds, which will pick up the next day

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]]> Rain colors the coast of Iran’s Hormuz Island crimson https://www.timesofisrael.com/rain-colors-coast-of-irans-hormuz-island-crimson-for-the-first-time-this-year/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 06:38:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3715631 Beach's famous red sand, created by high levels of iron oxide, washes into the Persian Gulf following rare rainfall

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]]> ‘The cold killed her’: 8-month-old dies as Storm Byron soaks Gaza displacement camps https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-cold-killed-her-8-month-old-dies-as-storm-byron-soaks-gaza-displacement-camps/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:27:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3709655 Another Palestinian said killed by wall that collapsed due to heavy rainfall, as Hamas accuses Israel of refusing to let in mobile homes

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]]> Man found dead, 14 rescued from trapped vehicles, 2 girls hurt by tree amid winter storm https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-found-dead-of-suspected-hypothermia-amid-winter-storm/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:10:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3709590 Rescue services say 53-year-old found lifeless in Netanya home likely died of hypothermia; streets and supermarkets flooded; heavy snow falls on Mount Hermon; Byron hits Gaza hard

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]]> Police close all roads in and out of Eilat as flooding intensifies https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-close-all-roads-in-and-out-of-eilat-as-flooding-intensifies/ Sat, 06 Dec 2025 15:57:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3706006 Several highways closed as storms batter Arava and Negev desert regions, effectively cutting off southern resort city from the rest of Israel; airbase damaged by the harsh weather

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]]> Sweltering November temperatures continue to smash records https://www.timesofisrael.com/sweltering-november-temperatures-continue-to-smash-records/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:24:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3686050 Israel Meteorological Services reports that maximum temperatures in the hills and on the coastal plain were highest since measurements began

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]]> Israelis rescued from Nepal snowstorm: ‘There was panic, could have ended much worse’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/israelis-rescued-from-nepal-snowstorm-there-was-panic-could-have-ended-much-worse/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:17:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3676380 Around 150 trekkers realized they couldn't see route as weather in Everest region deteriorated; one person medivacked to nearby town; group stuck in village at lower altitude till conditions improve

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