UAE residents wait for hail, snow as sub-zero temperature is recorded
Staff Reporter/Dubai
Jebel Jais after temperatures dipped to below zero last year.
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In January last year, the UAE s highest mountain, Jebel Jais, was covered with snow.
With the UAE recording a sub-zero temperature for the first time this winter season, residents have expressed joy over the rare phenomenon. Raknah in Al Ain recorded -2° Celsius at 5.15am on Saturday, January 9.
In January last year, the UAE s highest mountain Jebel Jais was covered with snow as temperatures dipped below 0°C.
Mohammed Ibrahim, an Emirati based in Ras Al Khaimah, said this is one of the lowest temperatures ever recorded in the country.