Wednesday's dramatic weather shift saw Israel's prevalent sun and accompanying heat waves give way to cloudy weather, constant and heavy snow in the north, and heavy rainfall that lasted throughout the night.
The wintery weather saw temperatures drop to -1℃ (30℉) on Mount Hermon in northern Israel, where no less than 5 centimeters (1.9 inches) of snow piled up during Wednesday night, forcing the site to shutter until further notice.
Local showers are expected to persist throughout Thursday.
Despite the heavy rain and extremely windy weather throughout the week, Friday and Saturday are expected to be relatively dry, with rain renewing only on Monday and lasting at least until Wednesday.
Wednesday's heavy rainfall and strong winds caused several injuries as well as significant property damage.
In Jerusalem, a woman in her 70s was taken to the hospital with mild injuries after a tree branch fell on her.
In Ganei Tikva Regional Council, a 23-year-old woman was taken to Sheba Medical Center with a head injury after she was hit on the head with a tree branch that was carried by the wind.
In the city of Rosh HaAyin, a palm tree collapsed due to strong winds and fell on a local synagogue. No injuries were reported.
The heavy rains also caused heavy damage to houses and property in several Arab localities around the country, where dilapidated infrastructure failed to handle the significant amount of rainfall.
"It happens to us every year," said Ahmad Assadi from Deir al-Assad in the Galilee, where an entire street was flooded. "Unfortunately no one will provide us with a solution. Meaning this will continue as long as it rains.”
Streets were also flooded in the city of Qalansuwa in central Israel where dozens of residents were forced out of their homes due to the city’s poor infrastructure.
"Every year there are floods in our city," a local called Abdel Salameh told Ynet.
"Every year, we are always told that the problem was solved, but with the first rain, it turns out that the treatment of the problem was not professional by any means."