Snow Fall in Some Saudi regions

White and brown merged into one color as snow covered the desert sand in central and northwestern regions in Saudi Arabia after temperatures dropped below zero degree Celsius.Snow Fall in Some Saudi regions

In the central city of Shakra and the northwestern city of Tabuk, thin layers of snow carpeted the ground.

In Tabarjal, a town located in the northern Al-Jawf region temperatures reached -3 degree Celsius, and in Al-Quryat, a northern province, the temperature was -1 degree Celsius.

While mid-October usually marks the short-lived peak for Saudi Arabia’s rainfall season, the Kingdom is still experiencing light to medium showers.

Professor Abdallah Al-Musanad, professor of climate science at Qassim University, told Alarabiya.net, that rainfall is expected by the end of this week in all of western, eastern and central Saudi Arabia.

He said this is “the second rainfall this season,” even though 40 days have passed since the end of rain season.

Source: http://saudigazette.com.sa/saudi-arabia/snow-covers-sand-saudi-regions/

Snow fell over the northern part of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, December 20, 2016. This  pictures contributed by Arab News readers in Turaif, a town in Northern Borders Region, close to the border with Jordan.Snow Fall in Some Saudi regions

Saudi Arabia's northwestern city of Hael was covered with snow Sunday after almost three days of unrelenting weather conditions, according to Al Arabiya correspondents.

A number of provinces in the kingdom have been hit with floods and hailstones as temperatures dropped dramatically.

People have posted pictures on Twitter and other social networking sites showing snow allegedly taken in Saudi Arabia's Hael.

Snow Fall in Some Saudi regions