Beast in the Middle East! Snowing in Jerusalem the first time in 8 years!

MK February 20, 2021 5 min read

In one from the last articles we have informed about the first snowing in Libya in 15 years and widespread snowfall in Middle East /https://mkweather.com/2021/02/20/snow-in-libya-after-15-years-blizzard-too-in-syria-jordan-lebanon-iraq-saudi-arabia-snowstorm-2021//.

In another articles, we have described anomalous arrival of Siberian air masses into Africa, including southern parts /https://mkweather.com/2021/02/19/siberian-winter-in-subequatorial-africa-south-sudan-chad-niger-and-nigeria-only-around-20c/; https://mkweather.com/2021/02/20/siberian-air-crossed-equator-temperatures-dropped-to-20c-2021//.

Now, we should look at anomalous and very rare snowfall event in Israel – Jerusalem in last workweek namely reported the first snowfall in 8 years!

The city eevated around 700 – 800 MASL got unexpectedly heavy snowfall, after arrival of Siberian outbreak from Europe. In Europe, during the first two February 2021 decades, many temperature records were overcame (summary of European records in one from African articles, too).

Surprised inhabitants and tourists immediately took many photos, because it is not fully clear, if similar event hit the city during the next 10 years, until 2030.

Snowy weather hit parts of Middle East above 600 – 800 MASL during last days and coldwave will be persisting in the region minimally until Wednesday, 24. February 2021.

Snow was gradually reported from Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and in the next period, coldwave will shift above Iran, Afghanistan or Central Asia.

@FernandoMadridd
Espectacular #Jerusalem.👌👏👏🌨️⛄❄️🌨️⛄ #Nieve #Snow #Israel pic.twitter.com/sFhIUM0AyM
— Meteo_weather (@meteo_weather01) February 19, 2021

This week parts of Israel's north and Jerusalem have been blanketed in snow! We wish you all a safe, snuggly and healthy weekend! Shabbat Shalom! pic.twitter.com/5AG7RyTzZz
— 🦁Lay Of The Land (@LayOfTheLand5) February 19, 2021

#JerusalemSnow #Jerusalem ayer. pic.twitter.com/eCmmSFDTXi
— Roberto Sánchez O. ® (@ChunchoXelMundo) February 19, 2021

The golden bride(the Dome of the Rock) in her White dress(Snow).👰🕌❄️
Oh my goodness ,🤗🥰
What a charming view !💗
May Allah protect our golden bride.🤲
Leave your comment ⛄✌️🇵🇸#Jerusalem #القدس 💗 #Gaza #غزة #Palestinian #snow #snowday #fridaymorning #Palestine 🇵🇸 #فلسطين pic.twitter.com/XeGqFcJQ81
— Islam Essa🇵🇸#Gaza🙋‍♀️👑 (@IslamEssa_Gaza) February 19, 2021

Awestruck by the beautiful snow pictures from Jerusalem! #JerusalemSnow #Jerusalem #Snow #Palestine #FreePalestine #Palestine❤️ pic.twitter.com/4GiuUzDWV0
— Khan (@khanmab) February 19, 2021

How beautiful is this place!

May Allah allow us to visit again and again. #masjidalaqsa #snow #love #beautiful #Palestine #Jerusalem #aqsa pic.twitter.com/B0SK0eFKKI
— ZamZamAcademy (@zamzamacademy) February 19, 2021

Here is my best non-personal picture of snow in Jerusalem. It even won a prize for photography in the USA. pic.twitter.com/XZ9nqluwwo
— D.Lawrence-Young (@DLawrenceYoung1) February 20, 2021

#Jerusalem celebrates #snow for the first time in 8 years – Palestine#Jerusalemachallenge #jerusalemadancechallenge #jerusalema #JerusalemSnow https://t.co/1r5qq0o329
— CairoTimes (@CairoTimes2) February 20, 2021

Good morning Jerusalem

East Jerusalem St George's Cathedral in white snow. A majestic place full of history and faith.

🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 pic.twitter.com/jLw60G8Vaw
— Samer Sinijlawiسامر السنجلاوي (@SSinijlawi) February 20, 2021

Beast in the Middle East! Snow blankets Lebanon, Israel, Turkey and Syria amid freezing temperatures caused by a weakened polar vortex
via https://t.co/iDmtTZl3Op https://t.co/mrKS6LQiTb
— ImageKingUSA (@ImageKingUSA1) February 20, 2021

Snow-covered Jerusalem, north face day of disruptions on roads and in schools https://t.co/ORVpbAsPcr pic.twitter.com/HoHz47AOD9
— IsraelCollective (@TheIsraelCo) February 19, 2021

There is storm and snow in Israel. Rare footage … https://t.co/JekcZ6GBep pic.twitter.com/W1i6OpiH7Z
— Faton Latifi (@FatonLatifi3) February 19, 2021

The "unprecedented" stuff continues, including Saudi Arabia:

"Snow blanketed parts of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel on Wednesday, covering areas it has not reached in years, disrupting traffic and postponing…"https://t.co/MyA9aZezGn
— Kraig Kelly (@kraigkelly) February 19, 2021

It’s not every day there’s snow on the Mount of Olives AND Mount Olive!

Shabbat shalom. https://t.co/8siiWe1n6d
— NJ – Israel Commission (@NewJerseyIsrael) February 19, 2021

Beast in the Middle East! Snow blankets Lebanon, Israel, Turkey and Syria amid freezing temperatures caused by a weakened polar vortex
via https://t.co/U3FpF3S94Z https://t.co/rzn9xIZoKg
— miss yatoon (@MissYatoon) February 19, 2021

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