November 24, 2016, 12:32 PM 
It is snowing in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2016, the first November snow in 54 years.
The last time snow fell in November in the Japanese capital was in 1962.
This November snow is expected to last only a few hours and is likely to have stopped by early afternoon.
It began as sleet around dawn but turned to snow soon after. Some 2cm of snow is expected. It was caused due to a unusual cold front over the Tokyo area that sent temperatures down to near zero degree Celsius.
Average temperatures in November is around 14 degrees Celsius. It was as high as 20 degrees Celsius on Sunday.
Snow in Tokyo usually falls for short periods in January or February.
Top photo via Michiyo Ishida Twitter
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