Jerusalem bracing for ‘real snow’ this weekend

Meteorologist Boaz Nehemia, who runs the successful website and mobile app Yerushamayim (an amalgamation of the words “Jerusalem” and “sky” in Hebrew), says that unlike the “disappointment” of Jerusalem residents who were “promised” snow last week — and got sandstorms instead — this weekend looks to have a “wide window of opportunity” for snow.

Speaking to the Walla news website, Nehemia explains what is necessary for “the perfect storm”: “If the lowest level of the atmosphere is cold, it needs to be colder in the upper layer and coldest in the topmost layer. When it is not synchronized, there is either no snow, or snow only in the highest peaks. This time around, things look promising, even though we are still four days away, so one must make reserved predictions. It does look as if Thursday night and Friday morning will see colder air blowing in than in previous instances, when only the highest mountains received snow.