Weather Advisory is active through 5 p.m. Thursday for the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Wet Mountains, upper Rio Grande Valley and eastern San Juan Mountains, NWS forecasters said.

Portions of southwestern Colorado will see nearly a foot of snow this week with some potential for snow south and east of Denver by Wednesday night into Thursday, according to NWS forecasters.

Friday will see plenty of early sunshine as seasonal highs return. Light snow moves in for Saturday, meaning a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day has been issued in the Denver weather forecast.

Snow falling across central and southern Colorado will continue through Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. The heaviest snow will fall across southeastern Colorado, including the Palmer Divide and plains east of metro Denver,

Denver's weather will have plenty of sunshine and mild highs on Wednesday, as some light snow pushes in across the southern border.

The 9NEWS Weather Impact Team has issued a Weather Impact Day for Thursday morning because of the snow that will affect the morning drive.