Rare snowfall dusts Saudi mountain tops white

Thunderstorms and snow moved through southwestern Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, covering roads and mountains in the Abha region in white.

Snow landed in the town of Tabab in the afternoon and was accompanied by cold winds, the Saudi national meteorological authority said.

In Abha, the summers are long, warm, arid, and partly cloudy, while the winters are short, cool, dry, and mostly clear.