video | Heavy showers of hail rained in the sky of Riyadh today, Wednesday, in a scene that does not happen often

Weather of Arabia - The capital, Riyadh, with the afternoon and evening hours today, especially the northern and eastern parts of it, was exposed to a strong state of air instability, as a result of which cumulus clouds formed in the sky of the Saudi capital, and heavy rains fell with heavy showers of hail as a result of the strength of the rising air currents within The cloud, which contributed to the formation of hailstones.

These are video clips of hailstones falling in scenes that do not happen often in the capital, Riyadh:

Heavy rain and heavy hail in the city of #Riyadh Wednesday afternoon, 23 Shaaban 1444 .. God willing, Blessed be the Most Merciful pic.twitter.com/hY2kwIIseK

- Arab Weather - Saudi Arabia (@ArabiaWeatherSA) March 15, 2023

Dense papyrus .. and scenes from the northern neighborhoods #Riyadh pic.twitter.com/WbbCc71esS

- Arab Weather - Saudi Arabia (@ArabiaWeatherSA) March 15, 2023

Heavy rain, hail in Al-Rimal neighborhood , #Riyadh
Oh God, a beneficial disaster pic.twitter.com/AftTvcI6Fn

- Arab Weather - Saudi Arabia (@ArabiaWeatherSA) March 15, 2023

The cold of Al-Rimal neighborhood, north of #Riyadh
Today is Wednesday pic.twitter.com/leEzcZBC6Y

- Thamer Al-Otaibi (@jmran1418) March 15, 2023

The papyrus of the capital, Riyadh, today, may God bless you pic.twitter.com/W4jbdAlYQp

- Al-Shammari (@ dd1etm21) March 15, 2023

Riyadh today pic.twitter.com/LBfhlBdqBJ

- Ghaith (@ Kitco911) March 15, 2023

Mashallah, rain in Riyadh today pic.twitter.com/mPyoTkoz0e

- Abu Khaled (@sis_232) March 15, 2023

The unstable and strong weather conditions resulted from the approach of a cold air mass in the upper layers of the atmosphere and its convergence with another very warm one in the layers of the atmosphere close to the surface of the earth. High heating of the Earth's surface, which contributed to the processes of raising warm air to the upper atmosphere, in which there is a very cold air mass.

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