Penza, 10 October 2011. PenzaNews. Warm autumn weather which was in Penza last weekend when the temperature was +22°C in the afternoon will change into cloudy and rainy weather. According to weather forecasters, it will rain in the afternoon on Tuesday, October, 11th, wind direction will be southern and the temperature of air will be +15 — +17°C.

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On Wednesday, October, 12th the clouds will clear away and the sun will shine in the afternoon. However in the evening it will probably rain. The rainy weather will be till Saturday, October, 15th. Thus, on Thursday, October, 13th the direction of the wind will be western and by the weekend it will change into northern. On Saturday afternoon the temperature will be +8°C. At night the temperature will come nearer to a zero mark.

The first October frosts are expected on Monday, October, 17th and it will snow in the evening of the same day.

According to folk calendar, October, 17th is Yerofeev's day. In times of old they said that "Since Yerofees's day it becomes colder", "On Yerofeev's day even winter puts a fur coat on". It was considered that the earlier first snow falls, the later the winter comes and vice-versa.