Snow?

by now, i know Madison is cold, but snow flurries already? i thought i was seeing things today when i looked out the window. the day was a little colder than usual and extremely windy. then, in the afternoon, it started raining hail. then the sun came out. and then it started to snow. it was quite a temperamental day. we are supposed to get snow this week though, so i'm getting ready to pull out snow gear. Phil keeps telling me the snow won't stick, but who knows?