Colorado Forecast: More snow for Denver and Front Range with the coldest temperatures of the season so far.

SUMMIT COUNTY — A strong winter storm digging down from the Pacific Northwest is expected to bring snow to parts of Colorado Wednesday night into Thursday, with a few more waves of energy potentially bringing more precipitation through the weekend.
Along with snow, expect the coldest temperatures of the year, with highs only forecast to reach the teens Thursday, before climbing back into the low to mid 20s Friday and Saturday. Overnight lows will probably drop below zero for the first time, and strong winds will make for some bitter wind chill readings late in the week.
A winter storm watch is in effect starting Wednesday night for most of the eastern plains, extending as far west as Summit County. Forecasters still haven’t pinpointed the exact path of the storm, but it appears likely that the east-facing foothills and Front Range mountains could see the biggest snowfall totals, with 2 to 6 inches across the plains, 4 to 8 inches in some of the favored foothill areas and even more snow south of I-70 and east of the Continental Divide. Twitter is becoming a great source of real-time weather info. You can follow feeds relating to Colorado weather the #cowx hashtag.
The Colorado Avalanche Information Center is forecasting 1 to 3 inches of new snow in the Summit Vail zone Wednesday night, while the winter storm watch calls for 8 to 16 inches in some of the forecast area, with the highest amounts likely on the east-facing mountain slopes.
The CAIC expects that the upslope flow with easterly winds will favor snowfall in the eastern San Juans (including Wolf Creek), the Sangre de Cristo and southern Sawatch Range.


Leading the charge of frigid air will be another round of snow with 2-4 inches forecast for the metro area starting late Sunday afternoon, ending before noon on Monday.


For Fort Collins, Loveland, Greeley and surrounding areas this next system will provide less snow. One to 3 inches are forecast from Sunday afternoon through early Monday morning.


In the mountains and foothills of the Front Range, where two to two-and-a-half feet of snow has already fallen in the past two storms, there will be another generous dose of white with a WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY for 4 to 9 inches of new snowfall from 2 p.m. Sunday until 11 a.m. Monday.


Think you're used to the cold? Marty says this next system is bringing it with gusto. Daytime highs on Monday will barely make double-digits and after the skies clear Monday night into Tuesday morning, many locations could slide below zero.


The weather will stay relatively cool all week with another chance for light snow Thursday afternoon.