First Snow Falls on Moscow

Oct. 23, 2017

The Russian capital was treated to the first snow of the season on Saturday, and more light snowfall was predicted for Moscow throughout the week.

Forecasters on Sunday recorded the lowest temperatures since the start of the fall, according to the Interfax news agency.

For Monday, Russia’s Federal Meteorological Service has predicted temperatures to hover slightly above 0 degrees Celsius with light snow. Temperatures are expected to dip below 0 C on Thursday, with heavier snowfall expected over the weekend.

Muscovites took to social media en masse to share pictures of the first snowflakes, though in some parts of Russia the drop to freezing temperatures is already old news.

А у нас уже снег #снег #зима #осень #2017 #лавка #надпись #москва #россия

A post shared by Линусик (@gurova00) on Oct 22, 2017 at 11:46pm PDT

"And we already have snow!"

#снег#снежок#октябрь2017#oktober2017

A post shared by Аleksandra 🍀🍀🍀 (@aleksa_a_kos) on Oct 22, 2017 at 11:43pm PDT

Доброе утро!снег,снежочек. pic.twitter.com/Jk3YyYdY6e
— Svetlana (@Manzanillka_) October 23, 2017

Good morning snow!

Когда уснула осенью🍁,а проснулась зимой❄,такое ощущение,что спала я примерно месяц💃#снег#первыйснег#зимапришла#нехочузиму#хочулето#летомяживу#жккорабли

A post shared by @o_shkolina on Oct 23, 2017 at 12:56am PDT

Fell asleep in autumn, woke up in winter.

Вот такое доброе утро у нас во Владимире!❄️❄️❄️ Первый снег принёс отличное настроение! #видизокна #первыйснег #владимир #хостелвладимир #хостелбелыйтополь

A post shared by Хостел-Отель"Белый Тополь" (@belyitopol) on Oct 23, 2017 at 12:58am PDT

Good morning from Vladimir!

Первый снег всегда внезапный. Всем доброе утро! #доброеутро #коты #кот #котэ #кошки #кошка #котики #снег #первыйснег #cat #cats #snow #радость #happy

A post shared by Товары для домашних животных (@pits_ru) on Oct 22, 2017 at 11:25pm PDT

Snow always comes by surprise. Good morning everyone!

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