The Sahara Desert is over the Snow

Snow has fallen in the Sahara, covering desert hills in a layer up to 40cm profound.

Snow began falling on the Algerian town of Ain Sefra in the early hours of Sunday morning, giving youngsters a chance to race each other down the inclines. Rising temperatures implied it started to liquefy later in the day.

It is the third time in almost 40 years the town, known as "The Gateway to the Desert", has seen snowfall.

In 1979, a snowstorm enduring 30 minutes halted activity. Two years prior, snow agreed to around a day, and the town saw snowfall again a year ago.

"It appears like the cold pictures were taken over the higher regions in the north of the locale, towards the Atlas districts, so it's not shocking that the zone would see some snow if the conditions were correct.

"With the setup over Europe right now, which has given us cool climate throughout the end of the week, a push southwards of icy air into that locale and some kind of dampness would bring that snow."

The town of Ain Sefra, on the edge of the Sahara abandon, was hit by cold climate a week ago - and even snow.

Snowfall is extremely uncommon in the Sahara, regardless of the way that it can be cool during the evening - on the grounds that there's infrequently enough water around for any sort of precipitation.