Moscow's First Snow

The weather is hovering around the freezing point these days and it is actually rather pleasant.  However, prognostications are - probably based on some sketchy science - that this will be a particularly brutal winter in Moscow.  If prognostications are true, today's first sprinkling is a foreshadow of events to come.

зима = winter

Just for kicks, here is what the weather is supposed to look like for the next three days in Moscow, Russia, Palo Alto, California, and Austin, Texas respectively.

Moscow

Palo Alto

 Austin