While most areas in Saudi Arabia recorded soaring temperatures, hailstones fell over a district in the city of Abha on Saturday.

Photographer Faye Al-Ama’i documented the beautiful cold scenes in Murrabba Park where a huge turnout of vacationers were enjoying the rainfalls, low temperatures and hailstones.

Al-Ama’i said: “The Park was built by the district’s municipality in an area of about 5 million sq. meters. They also set up chairs with umbrellas, bathrooms, and playgrounds for visitors.”

The General Authority for Meteorology and Environmental Protection said on its official site that thunderstorms are expected to continue, and will be accompanied by strong winds which will affect visibility on the highlands of Jazan, Asir, Al-Baha, Makkah and the southern parts of Madinah, and other coastal areas.

The winds are expected to carry dust and limit visibility in the eastern areas, Riyadh, Al-Qassim, eastern parts of Madinah.

The authority has issued three advance warnings on weather conditions in various parts of the country.

The weather office in Madinah has cautioned the public about severe dust storms with a strength of 60 km per hour with poor visibility between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.

In the southern Jazan region, advance alerts have been issued about possible heavy rains accompanied by thunderbolts and a cold spell in addition to strong winds limiting horizontal vision, beginning from noon and until 9 p.m.

In Makkah and Baha regions, authorities have issued advanced warnings on the possibility of heavy rains accompanied by thunder and strong winds that would limit horizontal visibility between 1 p.m. and 9 p.m. 

SOURCE : SAUDIGAZETTE