Big amounts of snow and rain will move through Colorado Thursday afternoon until Friday morning, as per the National Weather Service.
Starting at about 3 p.m. Thursday, there will be heavy snow in the mountains along and south of Interstate 70 and in areas of the southern foothills above 7500 feet of height, stated NWS meteorologists.
The mountains will get 6 to 12 inches of snow overnight Friday, with potential for even more snow over the Mosquito Range, NWS forecasters mentioned. The higher-elevation foothills are expected to have 4 to 10 inches of snow.
The mountains might have icy roads on Friday morning due to snow showers and possible thunderstorms at night, as outlined in a NWS hazardous weather outlook.
Rain showers will wet the Interstate 25 Corridor starting in the afternoon on Thursday, especially from Denver down to the Palmer Divide, meteorologists said.
There will be thunderstorms and rain showers in the metro area that will continue through the weekend, particularly when temperatures warm up again on Saturday and Sunday.
Temperatures in Denver will be cooler on Thursday and Friday, with daily highs around the mid-50s and overnight lows near 40 degrees, forecasters said. From Saturday to the middle of next week, the city and surrounding area will experience a warming trend as temperatures start rising into the mid to high-70s.
There are chances of rain showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and overnight continuing through next Wednesday, but the heaviest rain will soak Colorado from Thursday to the weekend.
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