Saudi Arabia's Al-Jawf region saw its first-ever recorded snowfall, followed by heavy rain and hailstorms which blanketed the region in white. According to the Khaleej Times, weather conditions have brought heavy precipitation accompanied by hail since last week. On Thursday, the mountainous region was covered in snow, creating a stunning snowy landscape.
Netizens flooded social media with breathtaking photos and videos of the snow-covered desert, that created beautiful hues. Snow in Saudi Arabia pic.twitter.
com/ZLWHayKztT — Yisrael official 🇮🇱 🎗 (@YisraelOfficial) November 5, 2024 🏝❄️ Saudi Arabian desert covered in snow This is the first time in history that the desert has been covered in snow, as temperatures there rarely drop to such levels. A severe hail storm also raged there recently. pic.
twitter.com/4wjSaaRMfo — Nurlan Mededov (@mededov_nurlan) November 3, 2024 Capturing the blend of sand and hail, these photos from the Ha'il-Rafha road, taken on Saturday afternoon in 2024. 📸Hamad Al-Saloom.
pic.twitter.com/UaGwKmKVQ3 — Najdean Memoirs (@NajdiMemoirs) November 3, 2024 There is a likely chance of thunderstorms across most areas of Al-Jawf in the next few days, UAE's National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) said.
The meteorological department has predicted more heavy rain and hail to follow, potentially reducing visibility, and indicated that strong winds are expected to accompany these storms. The met department attributed the recent hailstorms in .
