How is the weather described in the opening of “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter”? Where is K. located in the beginning of the chapter?

One winter’s morning — outside snow was falling in the murky light — K. is in his office, feeling extremely tired already despite the early hour. In order to prevent himself from at least being disturbed by the clerks, he’d told the messenger not to let any of them in, because he was occupied with an important piece of work.