Picture dated January 6th shows a covering of snow in the Sahara Desert near Mekalis in northwestern Algeria.SNOW has fallen in the SAHARA Desert after temperatures dropped below freezing.A photographer took incredible pictures of rare SNOW and ICE in the small Saharan desert town of Mekalis in northwestern Algeria yesterday (Thurs).The ice created patterns in the sand after the area saw a sprinkling of snow fall unexpectedly yesterday.The dusting of snow is the fifth time in 42 years that the town has snow, with previous occurrences in 1979, 2016, 2018 and 2021. Snow and ice Saharan desert, Algeria - 07 Jan 2022,Image: 651687879, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia