igoogledisrael.com » weather http://igoogledisrael.com/blog Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:13:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Picture of the Week LXXXIV http://igoogledisrael.com/blog/2010/12/picture-of-the-week-lxxxiv/ http://igoogledisrael.com/blog/2010/12/picture-of-the-week-lxxxiv/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 05:00:11 +0000 Ashley http://igoogledisrael.com/blog/?p=1572 The start of this week saw some terrific storms hit the coastal plain, including, of course, Tel Aviv. A couple of days earlier I’d actually been sitting on the beach with my kids and having a paddle. But this week saw a reminder from the big fella in the sky that it is, after all, December.

The pic was taken by Shachar Laudon, a guy from the suburbs of Tel Aviv. Nice shot!

]]> http://igoogledisrael.com/blog/2010/12/picture-of-the-week-lxxxiv/feed/ 0 Feel it hot, hot, hot! But no swimming in the sea please… http://igoogledisrael.com/blog/2010/03/feel-it-hot-hot-hot-but-no-swimming-in-the-sea-please/ http://igoogledisrael.com/blog/2010/03/feel-it-hot-hot-hot-but-no-swimming-in-the-sea-please/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:06:05 +0000 Ashley http://igoogledisrael.com/blog/?p=1244 It might only be March, and some parts of Europe may well be still covered in snow, but over here in Israel it’s piping hot. Yesterday it hit the 30s in Tel Aviv, while in Ein Gedi (next to the Dead Sea) it reached 38C. Today the mercury’s expected to reach similar heights, although tomorrow there’s quite a drop in temperatures expected. Not quite thermal-season, but you might have to pack your flip-flops away for a few days…

But of course, as soon as it gets all hot and steamy in the Holy Land, there’s a catch. And it’s a cracker. As you strip off at Tel Aviv beach and relish the thought of the cool Mediterranean water rippling all over your hot, sweaty body, watch out for that guy screaming and waving at you like a wild thing. He’s actually an inspector and he’s there to stop you having fun.

OK, he’s actually there to help stop you drowning. Because all Tel Aviv lifeguards are in Eilat this week partying on a course. Why they couldn’t have reserve batch of lifeguards, or do the course in shifts, or heck, even do the course in Tel Aviv, we’ll never know. So just watch out if someone looks like he’s about to rugby-tackle you as you head for the water…

]]> http://igoogledisrael.com/blog/2010/03/feel-it-hot-hot-hot-but-no-swimming-in-the-sea-please/feed/ 0 Winter Skies in Israel http://igoogledisrael.com/blog/2009/12/winter-skies-in-israel/ http://igoogledisrael.com/blog/2009/12/winter-skies-in-israel/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:05:35 +0000 Ashley http://igoogledisrael.com/blog/?p=1099 One thing about Israeli winters that always gets me year after year – the beautiful sunsets. OK, if it’s a real nasty, wintry day, there’s probably very little chance of a sunset. But if not, I’d say there’s a 50% chance you’re going to witness something beautiful, thanks to the number of clouds lurking. Here are a few shots of the skies above my house from the last few days.

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