by JEN BIUNDO

Javier Archuleta (left) and his friend Robert Ramon, both 18, exchange snowball fire in front of Kyle City Hall. Though the temperatures hovered just above freezing and the snow melted as soon as it hit the ground, the boys were able to scrape up ammunition that accumulated on car windshields. (Photo by Jen Biundo)

A rare snowfall hit Hays County Tuesday – coming, in true Texas style, hot on the heels of a gloriously warm and sunny weekend with temperatures in the 70s.

In the western half of the county, Hill Country residents reported heavy snowfall and some accumulation. But in Buda and Kyle, the fat falling snowflakes melted as they hit the ground. Still, the young and young at heart took the chance to play in the rare winter wonderland.