months ago, when i first told people we were going to israel in august, the response was often: august? it's going to be really hot.
but for the last month or so I've been checking
the weather in jerusalem every day. with only a few exceptions, it has generally been hotter in philly than in j'lem. today, for example, it's 97F/34C in philly with swamp-level humidity. my iphone reports that the high today was 29C, which translates to 84F. when i first started my weather-checks i had to remind myself that our arrival date was still a ways away. but now we're down to two weeks and even the extended forecast consistently shows al-quds at or below the local temperature.
i'm not saying the weather will be comfortable there. but it still is looking like a step up from this swamp.
