We had a little bit of cold rain on Friday and chilly temperatures (high in the low 60's), but farther south in the United Arab Emirates they had snow!
"A blanket of snow has covered a mountain in a part of the UAE, a rare phenomenon for the desert Gulf country, according to local media reports. Al Jees mountain, 5,700 feet (1,737 metres) above sea level and 25 kilometres (15 miles) northeast of Ras Al Khaimah city, was covered in 20 centimetres (eight inches) of snow, the state news agency WAM said."Although limited snowfall was recorded on the mountain some years back, for the first time the peak of the mountain was fully covered in snow," it said. You can see a video of the snow at http://www.arabianbusiness.com/544650-uae-mountain-covered-in-rare-snow
I have never been to that part of the UAE. Here in Qatar the land is flat - no mountains (just some sand dunes). So far, this winter has been warmer than last. It gets up to 70 most days and is sunny. This is the nice time of year.
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