WATCH: Hail batters Spain’s Costa del Sol as SNOW blankets parts of Malaga

THIS is the moment a freak hailstorm battered the Costa del Sol this afternoon. 

The clip shows large hail stones falling in San Pedro de Alcantara in Marbella.

The weather phenomenon, reported along the coast, including Mijas, was accompanied by loud thunder.

It comes as snow has also blanketed areas of around 900 metres above sea level in El Torcal, the Serrania de Ronda, Axarquia and elsewhere.

Importante granizada en Mijas-Pueblo @Storm_Malaga pic.twitter.com/oVMr952aVS

— Jorgenberg (@JorgeAguilar_5) April 2, 2020

Up to nine centimetres has fallen in these areas, according to weather agency AEMET.

Expert Jose Luis Escudero told Diario Sur: “We had such a dry winter that sooner or later it had to rain.”

Así amanece la Serranía de la Axarquía con La Maroma al fondo @Storm_Malaga pic.twitter.com/ZDqW2L4xTn

— MAKISOFT Servicios Informáticos (@Makisoft) April 2, 2020

After two weeks of rain, tomorrow is expected to bring a day of sun and clear skies with a dry weekend to follow.