Snow in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains is common during winter and in the nearby upland areas it happens every few years but not further south on the edge of the Sahara.

Zagora witnessed it’s first snow since 1968.

Cold air associated with a large and deep cut off low over SW Europe extending into NW Africa helped turn precipitation to snow in several cities in Morocco’s south. The gateway to the desert.

The snowfall affected Ouarzazate (gateway to the Sahara Desert), Taroudant and even Zagora, which hasn’t experienced snowfall since 1968.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=O3HQi5hxd2I

WOW. Now that’s not what you think of when someone reminds you of #Morocco. This was large #snow accumulation in Ouarzazate Morocco this morning 29th January! Photo by Sylvia Belhassan report: @SlaouiNawal pic.twitter.com/xmP7H0WpVB

— WEATHER/ METEO WORLD (@StormchaserUKEU) January 29, 2018

First snow in 50 years leaves southern Morocco paralyzed https://t.co/zcmiC2i9rb

— End Time Headlines (@EndTimeHeadline) January 30, 2018

Baby it's cold outside – Unexpected cold snap in the Moroccan town of #Zagora leaves snow-covered sand dunes and palm groves in The Daily Telegraph #picoftheday #newspapers @TelegraphWorks pic.twitter.com/5JAxiUCmDJ

— Newsworks (@newsworks_uk) January 31, 2018

Snow in the Sahara in Morocco 🇲🇦 #Morocco #sahara #desert #snow #visitmorocco #marruecos #marroko #marokko #marrocos #mhamid #letitsnow #wanderlust #holidays #vacation #winter #hiver #neige #maroc #amazing #zagora https://t.co/B6NDDa2f4G pic.twitter.com/qxAdtjwnVV

— Atlas Kasbah Ecolodge Morocco (@ecolodgemorocco) January 31, 2018

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