Palestine Meteorological Department Reports Cold, Partly Cloudy Weather With Rough Seas

The Palestinian Meteorological Department reported that Palestine is affected by a relatively cold air mass, producing partly to mostly cloudy skies and relatively cold conditions, especially in the mountainous areas, with a further noticeable drop in temperatures and a chance of scattered rain across some areas.

The forecast described winds “from the west to northwest at active speeds with occasional strong gusts that can stir up dust,” while “the sea is rough.”

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In the evening and at night, the same department said the weather remains partly to mostly cloudy and cold, especially in mountainous areas, with the chance of scattered showers in some areas continuing.

It also said winds “from the northwest at active speeds with occasional strong gusts” will persist and that “the sea is rough.”

A separate Palestinian press forecast similarly said that on Monday the Meteorological Department expected the country to be affected by a relatively cold air mass, making conditions “partly cloudy to cloudy and relatively cold,” especially in mountainous areas, with “another noticeable drop in temperatures.”

That forecast added that winds would be “from the west to northwest, with high speeds and sometimes strong gusts,” and that “dust would be stirred,” while “the sea would be rough.”

On Tuesday, May 5, 2026, WAFA reported that the Palestinian Meteorological Department said the country is affected by a relatively cold air mass, resulting in “partly cloudy to cloudy skies and relatively cold weather, especially in the mountainous areas, with little change in temperatures.”

WAFA also said there remains “a chance of scattered rain in some areas,” and that winds will be “westerly to northwesterly, brisk with occasional strong gusts, which may cause dust storms.”

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The same WAFA forecast stated that “Sea waves will be high,” and it repeated that during the evening and night the weather will remain partly cloudy to cloudy and cold, especially in mountainous areas, with a chance of scattered rain.

It further said winds will be “northwesterly, brisk with occasional strong gusts” and that “Sea waves will be high.”

WAFA included explicit safety warnings, saying the PMD warned citizens of “reduced horizontal visibility,” “the risk of slippery roads in areas experiencing rainfall,” and “the danger of strong winds that may reach 50–60 km/h in gusts, in addition to high sea waves.”

The WAFA report also carried a dateline of “RAMALLAH, May 5, 2026 (WAFA),” placing the forecast in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

WAFA’s forecast extended beyond Tuesday, describing a shift from cold, gusty conditions toward milder weather later in the week.

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For Wednesday, WAFA said “the weather will be partly cloudy and pleasant in most areas, with a slight rise in temperatures, remaining below the seasonal average,” while “There remains a slight chance of light, localized rain in some areas.”

It also specified that winds will be “northwesterly to westerly, moderate,” and that “Sea waves will be moderately high.”

For Thursday, WAFA said the weather will be “partly cloudy to clear and mild in the mountainous areas and relatively hot in the rest of the country,” with “a rise in temperatures.”

It described Thursday winds as “light to moderate, blowing from the southwest to northwest,” and said “Sea waves will be low.”

WAFA then forecast Friday conditions as “partly cloudy to generally clear, relatively hot in the mountainous areas and hot in the rest of the country, with temperatures continuing to rise,” with “Winds will be light to moderate, blowing from the northwest to northeast” and “Sea waves will be low.”

In a separate report focused on Gaza rather than weather, Le Temps used an extended description of conditions in Gaza as a “death trap” and argued that “Israel continues to defend the indefensible.”

The piece asserted that “About 60,000 dead, a third of them children” and described “cities systematically razed” alongside “Hospitals bombed, surgeries without anesthesia, roads, fields, and cemeteries devastated.”

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It also described “the famine, now omnipresent,” saying “Hundreds of tons of food blocked by Israel a few kilometers from where they could save lives” and describing “the faces of emaciated children” and “those trembling hands trying to scoop from the sand.”

Le Temps further stated that “Today, even the killings—abundantly corroborated—of hundreds of starving Palestinians surrendering at Israeli distribution points do not shake the composure of the leaders of the Israeli state.”

The article’s language also addressed the fate of hostages and negotiations, asking “Would Israeli hostages already be free if Israel had not derailed negotiations with Hamas?”

Le Temps concluded with a metaphor about humanity “slowly draining from the bulb,” describing “the humanity of the victims, first, but also that of the aggressors and the inactive witnesses.”