Yes, it is true.

It is snowing in OMAN.


http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5828418729415921793

Yeah heard about it and saw so many pictures.. :) cool, eh?

It's fascinating knowing that all of this is happening in Oman. :)

Thanks for sharing Ramzi.



(psst... the end is nigh :boo:)

Wow, where exactly is that?! And what's the temperature like in Muscat?

i was soooo excitied when i viewed that video :D i mean wow it's actually snowing in oman! heard that's it's snowing in Dakhiliya's Jabal Akhdar and Rustaq

And Jabal Shams too, if I am not mistaken.

I WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANT !!! :| LOOK AT THEM PLAAAAaYING!

And Omanis playing with snow, I hope they don't mix snow with stone & start throwing each other :bored:

That is cool. I had an aunt from Puerto Rico who never saw snow. She came up to visit when she was around 16 and went outside without a coat on just amazed. We had 7 inches here but all that washed away yesterday with the weird severe thunderstorms we had.

For some reason I cannot access certain file types here at work so will ck this out again when I am home.

What are they saying ? lol
the weather is changing ...

We're having some precipitation over here as well.

All 25cms of it along with spells of freezing rain.

We could send some over to you if you like.

Wow that's amazing! I've been in the UK for three years and I am yet to see real snow. It must be REALLY cold in there. SubhanAllah, it truly is amazing!

snow... its the snow you could make a snowman out of it :( i want!! i want!!
now i really want to go there this doesnt happen all the time... but the problem is "its too cold to go" :mmhmm:

I'm so sick of the cold and snow..it snowed like crazy last week over here for 3 days and I got stuck at home doing nothing except surf the net...not to mention almost freezing to death. It's still very cold here but thank god the skies are clear. Snow is overrated..and it's really a hassle when you want to go out..you slip, shoes get wet and your feet freeze..ugh, not the best feeling in the world I assure you.

Does look beautiful though when no one has played on it. Also love seeing ice on trees (yes dangerous) but still beautiful natural works of art.

Not so pretty seeing all the yellow popsicles in the snow after people have walked their dogs, eh ?

And Omanis playing with snow, I hope they don't mix snow with stone & start throwing each other :bored:

Hahahahaha.. TRUE!

Woohoo ! :D

Coolness it happend last year too i guess in Nizwa :love: and other places but this time it's more exciting :p

Wow! Things are changing alooot..! :p

I hate winter & I cant stand the cold!

Global Warming/Cooling happening! Today weather forecast mentioned Muscat to be 17 Degrees today and 15 Degrees in the night. Celsius ofcourse.

Thanks for posting Ramzi

This is horrible! I hate it; I hate every part of winter! I want sunshine, hot sunny Oman :(

Good grief. What's happening to the world? I join hands with those who say they hate the cold. You are so right.

lucky them.. :(

the world is turning crazy...

the place where i am used to eb -20 in february and now it is +2 to +5......



Oman should remain warm.....

wooh! It was sunny here today.. :p

A nice comfortable 16c

mwuahahaha!!!

I hate to say it this way.

BUT I TOLD YOU SO (http://www.englishsabla.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28514). Three years ago, right here on Sabla.

Sigh.

^ nah you love it :p

Freaky. Cold and Oman is a big NO!

Not in Oman :(

that's cool :angel:

believe me, when it gets 47 and 50 degrees in the summer u would all go: where's the cold?!

ppl are funny that was just in the mountain and its not too cold here in muscat lets say 16 was the lowest degree here in muscat-_-

Cool thing ! :D

Toxic_Honey actually it got down to 12 this morning.

I am really sick of this cold.i HATE it :angry: My hands are frozen. I am cold. I cant function properly! I hate it..i hate it. I cant handle it. UFFFF...I CANT WAIT until summer!

I actually told a friend if it snows in Oman, it won't surprise me. The old gentleman is the video says he is 50 years old, he never saw or heard (from his ancestors) of such weather and snow.

We feel excited about this weather, and feel good about finally seeing a winter in Oman, but lets hope it doesn't get any worst and long term, we all will rush to buy heaters in place of coolers than!

Global warming is real, and now we can feel it in more and more places, not only the Arctic. Tornadoes in the US is another example, they are surprised to see such powerful ones at this time of the year!

As for feeling cold, I LOVE THE WEATHER :p! I agree, it is cold, but I don't really feel its that cold! I still wear similar clothes as I did in Summer, just keeping my hands in the pockets.

Toxic_Honey actually it got down to 12 this morning.

oh really thats nice

but its not THAT cold,,sitll :os

By Sunil K. Vaidya, Bureau chief
Published: February 06, 2008, 19:14


Muscat: The Meteorological Department in Muscat on Wednesday confirmed that snow fell on the mountain ranges in Oman's northeastern and northwestern regions two days ago.

"Very little snow fell but temperatures dropped to -4 degree Celsius in Jebel Shams," Abdullah of Meteorological Office told Gulf News on Wednesday.

Abdullah also forecast that the cold spell would continue in Oman for three more days.

"It is not usual [to have] cold weather but it can get worse," he opined. Abdullah, who gave only his first name, said that cold wind from Iran had made the mercury dip in the country.

The minimum temperature in Muscat has gone down to 10 degree Celsius but the weatherman ruled out that it could drop to sub-10 level in the capital area.

According to a report in the Oman Arabic daily, snow also fell in Hamra Wilayat near Jebel Akdhar (Green Mountain), as temperatures dropped below zero in this picturesque tourist spot.

The daily claimed that it snowed heavily in the mountain villages of Jebel Shams, Al Jabal Al Sharqi, Riyadh Al Jabal Farm, Al Ghaleel, Al Al'eina and all areas of Al Jabal Al Akhdhar.

Some parts of the Dhakhiliyah region also received light rains as cold winds forced residents indoors.

A large area of Yasab village, located on the Wadi Asshatin mountains in the Wilayat of Rustaq, was also enveloped in snow.

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Jebel Shams, which in Arabic means 'Mountain of Sun", is located in northeastern Oman.It is the highest mountain of the country and part of Al Hajar Mountains range. It is a popular sightseeing area located 240 km from Muscat.In the summer, the temperature is around 20 degrees C and in the winter it drops just above 0 degreesC.

The Jebel Akhdar which is part of the Al Hajar Mountains range in Oman, extends about 300 km northwest to southeast, between 50-100 km inland from the Gulf of Oman coast. It is one of Oman's most spectacular tourist area.
http://www.gulfnews.com/news/gulf/oman/10187659.html
http://www.gulfnews.com/images/08/02/06/06_rg_snow_oman_4.jpg

Nice to see ice in Oman. Make use of it before summer starts :)

OMG!

Is that really Oman??

Mashallah...

I WANT THE SUMMER! ufff:bored:

Get over yourselves, it's Jabal Akhdhar and Jabal Shams .. Like .. the coldest places in Oman? It sure is possible..

Rosso, did you hear what the old guy in the video says? If there is no record of snow in these areas before, it should be a shocker all of a sudden now!

wow,...is this my country !! Oman is getting white !