Heavy rain and hail caused a surprise snowfall in Saudi Arabia’s Al-Jawf region, turning the area into an icy landscape for the first time. In sharp contrast to the region’s typical desert landscape, the normally parched mountains were covered in snow after the rain that began last Wednesday and evolved into hailstorms.

Rolling dunes, typically golden and sunbaked, lie transformed by snow and balls of ice – this is what a desert in Saudi Arabia looks like right now. It is the first time in history that the region of Al-Jawf,

Saudi Arabia’s Al-Jawf region has just experienced its first-ever snowfall, transforming the arid landscape into a surprise winter wonderland. With snowflakes covering sand dunes, social media has been flooded with jaw-dropping photos of this rare phenomenon,

In a remarkable turn of events, Saudi Arabia witnessed spells of heavy rain and snowfall for the first time in history. If reports are to go by, the Al-Jawf region experienced heavy snowfall recently, creating a winter wonderland in a country typically known for its arid climate. pic.twitter.com/k0XoUtVJua

According to the Saudi Press Agency and many citizens, the region of Al-Jawf had never seen snowfall but the region received its very first sugar dusting this week, following which a chilly spell of snow now blankets the mountainous area.

Saudi Arabia has experienced its first-ever snowfall, transforming the typically arid landscape into a winter wonderland. The unusual weather event, a

Jawf, Saudi Arabia, saw its first recorded snowfall. Social media buzzed as people shared photos and videos of this unusual event, including scenes of camels carefully walking on the ice. READ: Sunscreen ingredients found in Arctic snow The United Arab Emirates National Center of Meteorology says the unusual weather event stemmed from a low-pressure area from the Arabian Sea.

On Nov. 3, snowfall graced an unexpected place in Saudi Arabia: its desert. For the first time in history, locals in Saudi Arabia's Al-Jawf region awoke to a blanket of fresh snow atop its brown, arid landscape following "intense rain and hail", reported The Economic Times.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The arid desert region of Al-Jawf in Saudi Arabia has been blanketed in snow for the first time in history. The Saudi Arabian Meteorology Department has issued a warning for severe weather conditions in the coming days.