Tag: Hermon

There were no physical injuries reported although some damage was caused.

“The peaks of the Hermon are not snowy all year round, but the threats we face are a constant presence."

With the first heavy rains, the Hermon snail comes out of the ground and after about a week mates.

Israel and especially the Golan have had a whole lot of rain in January, but for the Coprinus mushroom (דיואית) this is actually the end of the season.

According to Arab media reports, including in Syria, it was in all likelihood a response to an attack against Hezbollah positions.

The snow up on Mt. Hermon has been piling up to reach 22 inches on the lower level.

So far, according to IDF sources, the entire event is still a mystery.

It is going to be a very windy Independence Day. Snow will fall on the upper slopes of the Hermon.

"He gives snow like wool; He scatters hoarfrost like ashes." - Psalms 147:16.

Even residents in Kfar Saba and upper Haifa may see snow, which also may fall on Ben Gurion Airport.

Heavy snow forces the Hermon ski slopes to close; Kinneret rises, but slowly.

Snow will fall at altitudes as low as 2,000 feet above seas level. Accumulation in Jerusalem still a question mark.

Snow will fall on Gush Etzion, the Galilee and the Central Negev, followed by cold, cold temperatures.

Sometimes we get what we pray for.

The second storm of the young winter is headed for Israel with more needed rain but no snow, except on the Hermon mountain. Forecasters predict...

NASA satellite photo from this morning.

According to the Hermon Mountain website there are 1.2 meters (3.9 feet) of snow on the upper Hermon and 1 meter (3.2 feet) of...

Snow began falling shortly before midnight in Gush Etzion, which includes some hills higher than all other locations south of Tzfat (Safed). Snow also...

Israelis have prayed for rain in a dry November and now are getting the dividends in spades, thanks to a rare early winter storm “from Russia with love.”

One unique event in Israel is the reaction of people to the first rains. There is almost a festive atmosphere when the first drops fall after a long and dry summer, and people can say, ”Thank God for rain."

The IDF staged a surprise drill Saturday night on Mount Hermon, and Nahal Brigade soldiers used live fire and took over a mock outpost...