Israel faces its hottest day of 2025 on Wednesday with temperatures soaring to a record 51 degrees Celsius (124 degrees Feranheit) in the Beit She'an Valley, triggering widespread fire alerts. Extreme heat levels threaten most regions all day, with severe wildfire risks, particularly in high-risk areas. Relief will begin Thursday, with noticeable cooling by Friday. By Saturday and early next week, temperatures will align with seasonal norms, ending the heatwave that started last Thursday.
Heavy heat dominates today, with humidity along the coast. Extreme temperatures will prevail nationwide, far exceeding seasonal averages. Localized rain and isolated thunderstorms may occur in the south this afternoon. From 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Thursday, red alert heat levels will grip central Israel, Golan Heights, Upper and Lower Galilee, Beit She'an Valley, Hula Valley, Kinneret Valley, Carmel, western Galilee slopes, central highlands, Samaria, Judean Desert, Dead Sea, northeastern Negev, eastern Negev, southern Negev, Eilat Highlands, and the Arava. Orange alert heat will affect the Jezreel Valley, Zebulun Valley, northern Sharon, Gush Dan, lowlands, northwestern Negev, western Negev, and Negev Highlands from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Israel grapples with a relentless heatwave, with red alerts warning of extreme temperatures in Beit She'an, Kinneret, Jordan Valley, Judean Desert, Dead Sea, and Arava from 8:00 a.m. Wednesday to 6:00 a.m. Thursday. Similar conditions affect the southern Judean Desert, Dead Sea, and northern Arava from 6:00 a.m. Wednesday to 6:00 a.m. Thursday. From 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m., dangerous heat extends to northern Judean Desert, northeastern Negev, eastern Negev, Eilat Highlands, Eilat Bay, and southern Arava. From 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., southern Golan, eastern Upper Galilee, Lower Galilee, Hula Valley, Jezreel Valley, Carmel, western Galilee slopes, Zebulun Valley, northern Sharon, Gush Dan, lowlands, central highlands, Samaria, northern Samaria, Judean Desert frontier, northwestern Negev, western Negev, Negev Highlands, and southern Negev face severe heat, prompting officials to urge residents to stay indoors and hydrated.
Orange alert heat will prevail from 8:00 a.m. to midnight on the Carmel coast and southern coastal plain, and from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the northern Golan and western Upper Galilee. Severe orange alert fire risks are expected from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Golan Heights, Upper Galilee, western Lower Galilee, Hula Valley, Kinneret Valley, and Carmel coast. Yellow alert fire risks will occur from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Lower Galilee, Beit She'an Valley, Jezreel Valley, Ramot Menashe, Zebulun Valley, northern lowlands, Samaria, northern Samaria, and Jordan Valley.
