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Light snow begins to fall in D.C. area

Snow has already started in parts of Maryland and Virginia, and the D.C. area is expected to see mostly rain overnight with snow possibly entering the picture during the day Saturday.

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Oct. 29, 2011

Fiona Brown, 5, uses her finger to draw on a foggy window at a Starbucks coffee shop at the corner of King and S. Union streets in Alexandria. Many people stayed inside to avoid a snow and rain mix that fell throughout the area.

Matt McClain / For The Washington Post

Scott McClure becomes the Pied Pumpkin Piper, followed by his daughters Rachel, 12, Sarah, 9 and Lauren, 7. They were determined to get some last minute pumpkins and gourds for Halloween decorations and carving at Butler's Orchard in Germantown, despite the snow.

Oct. 29, 2011

Scott McClure becomes the Pied Pumpkin Piper, followed by his daughters Rachel, 12, Sarah, 9 and Lauren, 7. They were determined to get some last minute pumpkins and gourds for Halloween decorations and carving at Butler's Orchard in Germantown, despite the snow.

Michael S. Williamson / WASHINGTON POST

A red truck's bright color peeks out from beneath the blanket of snow near Maryland Route 355 just south of Urbana.

Oct. 29, 2011

A red truck's bright color peeks out from beneath the blanket of snow near Maryland Route 355 just south of Urbana.

Michael S. Williamson / The Washington Post

The pumpkins and gourds at Butler's Orchard in Germantown were at first covered evenly in snow, but were pocked by a light hail that followed later in the afternoon.

Oct. 29, 2011

The pumpkins and gourds at Butler's Orchard in Germantown were at first covered evenly in snow, but were pocked by a light hail that followed later in the afternoon.

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Sarah McClure, 9, tries to catch some snowflakes on her tongue, while her family looks for pumpkins at Butler's Orchard.

Oct. 29, 2011

Sarah McClure, 9, tries to catch some snowflakes on her tongue, while her family looks for pumpkins at Butler's Orchard.

Michael S. Williamson / The Washington Post

Pedestrians walk in front of Treasury Department on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington.

Oct. 29, 2011

Pedestrians walk in front of Treasury Department on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington.

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Kate Mabus, 10, plays in the snow in Old Town Alexandria.

Oct. 29, 2011

Kate Mabus, 10, plays in the snow in Old Town Alexandria.

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From left, Kate Mabus, 10, and Eleanor Goodwin, 8, play in the snow.

Oct. 29, 2011

From left, Kate Mabus, 10, and Eleanor Goodwin, 8, play in the snow.

Matt McClain / FOR THE WASHINGTON POST

An early snow blanketed Merrifield, mostly to the delight of visitors like 8-year-old Spencer Eyen who is on fall break from his school in Leawood, Kan.

Oct. 29, 2011

An early snow blanketed Merrifield, mostly to the delight of visitors like 8-year-old Spencer Eyen who is on fall break from his school in Leawood, Kan.

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Visitor Nicholas Eyen from Kansas, in purple, steps into the snow at the Dun Loring Metro station in Merrifield.

Oct. 29, 2011

Visitor Nicholas Eyen from Kansas, in purple, steps into the snow at the Dun Loring Metro station in Merrifield.

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Ali Khalaf waits for a ride in Merrifield.

Oct. 29, 2011

Ali Khalaf waits for a ride in Merrifield.

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Snowplows were working on Maryland Route 355 just north of Clarksburg. Road conditions deteriorated as the day progressed.

Oct. 29, 2011

Snowplows were working on Maryland Route 355 just north of Clarksburg. Road conditions deteriorated as the day progressed.

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Prem Jha, left, a visitor from India, enjoys the show with his friend, Rajesh Kadian, in Merrifield.

Oct. 29, 2011

Prem Jha, left, a visitor from India, enjoys the show with his friend, Rajesh Kadian, in Merrifield.

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A South Carolina State University tuba player tries catch snowflakes on his tongue as the tuba section waits to be seated at Howard University's William H. Greene Stadium in Washington. The marching band was in town for the football game, which SCSU won 31-0.

Oct. 29, 2011

A South Carolina State University tuba player tries catch snowflakes on his tongue as the tuba section waits to be seated at Howard University's William H. Greene Stadium in Washington. The marching band was in town for the football game, which SCSU won 31-0.

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Barbette Brophy, foreground, and Pat Pawlosky, both of Springfield, exited a birthday lunch with another friend only to find themselves in the first and very early snowfall of the year in Merrifield.

Oct. 29, 2011

Barbette Brophy, foreground, and Pat Pawlosky, both of Springfield, exited a birthday lunch with another friend only to find themselves in the first and very early snowfall of the year in Merrifield.

Dayna Smith / FOR THE WASHINGTON POST

Pedestrians cross New York Avenue at 15th Street NW in Washington.

Oct. 29, 2011

Pedestrians cross New York Avenue at 15th Street NW in Washington.

John McDonnell / The Washington Post

Snow blankets fields and a haystack painted to look like a pumpkin at Crumland Farms in Frederick.

Oct. 29, 2011

Snow blankets fields and a haystack painted to look like a pumpkin at Crumland Farms in Frederick.

Katherine Frey / The Washington Post

A tractor-trailer flipped over along Belmont Ridge Road just south of Waxpool Road in Ashburn. Roads are wet and slippery in the area.

Oct. 29, 2011

A tractor-trailer flipped over along Belmont Ridge Road just south of Waxpool Road in Ashburn. Roads are wet and slippery in the area.

Tracy A. Woodward / The Washington Post

Snow covers Staley Park in Frederick.

Oct. 29, 2011

Snow covers Staley Park in Frederick.

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A rare October snow covers unharvested red bell peppers in Frederick.

Oct. 29, 2011

A rare October snow covers unharvested red bell peppers in Frederick.

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Snow mixed with rain falls on a statue in Broadlands, Va.

Oct. 29, 2011

Snow mixed with rain falls on a statue in Broadlands, Va.

Tracy A. Woodward / The Washington Post

A leaf floats on water next to grass coated with snow in Frederick.

Oct. 29, 2011

A leaf floats on water next to grass coated with snow in Frederick.

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A coating of light snow on flowers in the Ashburn area of Loudoun County.

Oct. 29, 2011

A coating of light snow on flowers in the Ashburn area of Loudoun County.

Tracy A. Woodward / The Washington Post

Early snow mixed with rain falls in Loudoun County.

Oct. 29, 2011

Early snow mixed with rain falls in Loudoun County.

Tracy A. Woodward / The Washington Post

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