A woman walks past the Capitol building during a snowfall in Washington, USA WASHINGTON, Jan 3 Snowfall hit Washington for the first time this winter, the RIA Novosti correspondent reports. Large flakes fall in almost calm weather, remaining a thick layer on the ground, trees covered with snow. The temperature this season rarely dropped below zero, but, judging by the forecast, minus indicators will last until end of the week, at least at night. At the same time, the National Weather Bureau is warning motorists of a snowstorm, expecting up to 30cm of precipitation by the end of Monday. Authorities also said that snowfalls in the DC metropolitan area have closed federal offices, leaving only emergency workers at work. , many schools in Washington are closed. The weather even affected the activities of the White House. According to the journalists of the presidential pool, the briefing was canceled on Monday because of the blizzard.
