Most of metro Denver will see a few inches of snow on Friday, with up to a foot of snow forecasted to fall in Vail and Aspen, according to the National Weather Service.
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Snow showers in Denver will likely start after 4 p.m. Friday with a 60 percent chance of precipitation and less than half an inch of accumulation, according to the National Weather Service’s Boulder office.
Up to 1 inch of snow could fall in Denver on Friday night before tapering off Saturday.
Between 1 and 2 inches of snow are forecasted for most of the Interstate 25 corridor, though up to 6 inches of snow are possible in parts of Douglas, Arapahoe and Jefferson counties, according to the agency.
Most mountain communities are forecasted to see 4 to 10 inches of snow, with Vail and Aspen getting up to a foot.
Drivers should expect snowy and slick roads starting Friday night when temperatures drop below freezing, forecasters wrote in a Hazardous Weather Outlook on Thursday.