Light snow is expected to return to Denver this week, with small accumulations forecast across the metro area on the tail-end of a mountain snowstorm, according to the National Weather Service.
As of Thursday, 1/2 inch of snow was forecast for most of the Denver area by Saturday morning, with up to 1 inch possible, according to the weather service.
That included Aurora, Boulder, Broomfield, Castle Rock, Centennial, Commerce City, Denver, Fort Collins, Highlands Ranch, Littleton and Parker, according to the weather service.
Snow will be possible in the Denver area between 5 a.m. Friday and 4 a.m. Saturday, with the strongest chance between noon and 4 p.m. on Friday, according to hourly forecasts from the weather service.
Denver temperatures are expected to peak near 36 degrees between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Friday, forecasters said.
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