VIDEO: Hailstones in Dubai

If you’ve been on Twitter this afternoon you’ll know that there are hailstones falling in Dubai, and people can’t contain their excitement… Neither can we. Partly because our weather forecast was indeed correct (OK we didn’t predict the hail, but we did call rain) and partly because this almost never happens! Let’s take a look at some of the best videos and pictures, shall we?

raining.. good weather in dubai.. smells like home..

— andrea mallari (@rea09andrea)

A photo posted by Sachin Sankar Ck (@sachinsankarck) on Feb 17, 2016 at 5:32am PST

A photo posted by itsmekrismagboo (@itsmekrismagboo) on Feb 17, 2016 at 5:32am PST

ice shower, live in dubai

— taehyung (@cmv_twt)

A video posted by Rohan Dhakan (@ronzii8888) on Feb 17, 2016 at 5:16am PST

A video posted by الحمدلله (@eng_binhaider) on Feb 17, 2016 at 5:33am PST

Snowfall in dubai

— پاکستانی ہوں میں® (@NaveedAmed)

A video posted by @335.tsu_ji on Feb 17, 2016 at 5:19am PST

A photo posted by Sarah Ventura (@sarah.ventura) on Feb 17, 2016 at 5:17am PST

on Feb 17, 2016 at 5:31am PST

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on Feb 17, 2016 at 5:30am PST

A video posted by Catboy (@catboy92) on Feb 17, 2016 at 6:10am PST