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Saturday, February 18, 2017

Winter Arrived in Cairo

I see that temperatures are soaring to unseasonably warm levels back home.  Meanwhile, the Egyptian winter has arrived in full force.

We have had a few overnight lows in the 40s here but no precipitation.  That changed yesterday when we heard something clattering out on the front balcony.  It was hailing.
Hail-1

There was enough of it to actually pile up along the Ring Road.  Traffic soon backed up on the far side.
Hail-2

It only lasted a few minutes, but the temperature dropped to 53.
Hail-3

An hour later, the sun was out and our winter was over.


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