That was apparently in 2020. Today’s forecast high in Riyadh: 27° C, well above normal.
This is the problem with Mercator Projection. The snowfall happens in the western region, specifically in the northwest and southwest. Far from Riyadh.
This is from two weeks ago: https://youtu.be/awXbrWpGEpU
another also from two weeks ago: https://youtube.com/shorts/T8febYR82yA
Edit: this is from two days ago: https://youtu.be/4cOpCj34Oa8
Ah, nice. The first video says “Shared January 16, 2020” though, so maybe it’s not completely unprecedented.
I like that one with the music. More snow than we’ve got in this part of Canada at the moment!
Yes, they have become increasingly common in the past few years. It wasn’t like this 5 or 10 years ago.
woulda look at that, hell froze over