Deserts in Saudi Arabia have been blanketed in snow and ice following an especially uncommon ‘historic hailstorm’.
Snow and ice coated the dunes after temperatures dropped under freezing, prompting locals to benefit from the climate and have snowball fights.
Saudi Arabians flocked to Jabal al-Lawz, in any other case often called Almond Mountain, within the northwestern area of Tabuk, as snow coated the world.
Annually, folks head to the 8464ft (2580 metre) mountain when snow falls and arrange tents and picnics to expertise the chilly climate.
Deserts in Saudi Arabia have been blanketed in snow and ice following an especially uncommon ‘historic hailstorm’. Pictured: Folks collect in Badr Governorate, southwest of town of Medina on January 11
Folks collect in Badr Governorate, southwest of town of Medina on January 11. Lengthy queues of automobiles may very well be seen (proper)
Saudi Arabians flocked to Jabal al-Lawz, in any other case often called Almond Mountain, within the northwestern area of Tabuk, as snow coated the world on January 17
Latest snowfall and hailstorms within the area has meant the the often golden colored dunes are actually coated with white snow.
Saudi Arabians gathered in Jabal al-Lawz on Monday, with some melting snow to make espresso as they loved their picnics, whereas others had snowball fights.
Earlier this month, Saudi photographer Osama Al-Habri captured aerial footage of individuals gathering in Badr Governorate, southwest of town of Medina on January 11, to expertise the bizarre sight.
Vehicles may very well be seen queueing alongside the roads, as lots of gathered within the area.
Al-Harbi instructed CNN {that a} ‘historic hailstorm’ has prompted the desert to be blanketed in thick snow and ice.
The photographer instructed the information outlet that the world was crammed with guests who had travelled for miles to see the icy panorama.
Saudis soften snow for espresso in Jabal al-Lawz (Mountain of Almonds), west of the Saudi metropolis of Tabuk on January 17
Saudis play within the snow in Jabal al-Lawz (Mountain of Almonds), west of the Saudi metropolis of Tabuk on January 17
Earlier this month, Saudi photographer Osama Al-Habri captured aerial footage of individuals gathering in Badr Governorate, southwest of town of Medina on January 11, to expertise the bizarre sight. Al-Harbi instructed CNN {that a} ‘historic hailstorm’ has prompted the desert to be blanketed in thick snow and ice
Saudis go to the snow coated Jabal al-Lawz (Mountain of Almonds), west of the Saudi metropolis of Tabuk on January 17
Final 12 months in January, locals and foreigners alike flocked to the desert within the Aseer area of Saudi Arabia to benefit from the snowfall.
Whereas snowfall within the desert is uncommon, it isn’t unattainable. Excessive stress methods of chilly air can transfer over land to the deserts, inflicting decrease temperatures.
Such anticyclones have a tendency to succeed in Saudi Arabia by shifting clockwise out from Central Asia, selecting up moisture en route which cools to type snow.
SNOW falls within the SAHARA: Ice blankets the dunes in uncommon desert phenomenon after temperatures plummeted in a single day
By Jack Newman for MailOnline
Snow has settled on the sand of the Sahara Desert after temperatures dropped under freezing.
Ice blanketed the dune within the uncommon phenomenon within the largest desert on the earth, the place temperatures of 136.4F (58C) have been recorded.
Photographer Karim Bouchetata captured gorgeous photos of the snow and ice within the city of Ain Sefra in northwestern Algeria yesterday.
Snow has fallen on the sand within the Sahara Desert after temperatures dropped under freezing in a single day, creating gorgeous landscapes
Ice blanketed the dune within the uncommon phenomenon within the largest scorching desert on the earth, the place temperatures of 58C have been recorded
Photographer Karim Bouchetata took photos of the snow and ice within the city of Ain Sefra in northwestern Algeria yesterday
In a single day, the mercury within the Algerian city is presently plummeting to -2C (28F).
The ice created gorgeous patterns within the sand after the world noticed a sprinkling of blizzard unexpectedly.
The dusting of snow is the fifth time in 42 years that the city has seen snow, with earlier occurrences in 1979, 2016, 2018 and 2021.
Ain Sefra – often called The Gateway to the Desert – is round 3,000ft above sea stage and surrounded by the Atlas Mountains.
In a single day, the mercury within the Algerian city is presently plummeting to -2C (28F) as snow continues to be dumped on the dunes
The ice created gorgeous patterns within the sand after the world noticed a sprinkling of blizzard unexpectedly
The dusting of snow is the fifth time in 42 years that the city has seen snow, with earlier occurrences in 1979, 2016, 2018 and 2021
Ain Sefra – often called The Gateway to the Desert – is round 3,000ft above sea stage and surrounded by the Atlas Mountains
The Sahara Desert covers most of Northern Africa and it has gone by shifts in temperature and moisture over the previous few hundred thousand years.
Though the Sahara could be very dry immediately, it’s anticipated to change into inexperienced once more in about 15,000 years.
Final 12 months, camels have been seen surrounded by snow as North Africa was gripped by excessive temperatures in the summertime and winter months.
Final January additionally noticed snow blanket the Saharan dunes (pictured) within the area which has solely seen snow 5 instances in 42 years
Sheep have been seen standing on the ice-covered dunes within the Algerian Sahara in January 2021 as temperatures dipped under zero
Residents of Saudi Arabia expressed pleasure and pleasure over the uncommon snowfall within the nation’s Aseer area final 12 months