Up to a foot of snow for the Colorado high country

Key Points:

• A winter storm is impacting western Colorado with a Winter Weather Advisory in effect, expecting 6 to 12 inches of snow by Thursday morning and snow levels dropping to 7,500 feet.
• Denver metro area will experience a cool, cloudy, and rainy Wednesday with highs in the mid to upper 40s and heaviest rain during the evening commute, accumulating up to 0.75 inches by Thursday noon.
• Snow will taper off in the mountains by Thursday, while rain lingers in the plains with below-average temperatures in the low 50s; the Broncos-Seahawks game Thursday night will be chilly with possible spotty showers and temperatures dropping into the mid-40s by the fourth quarter.
• Thursday night will bring clear skies and a significant temperature drop, causing widespread frost and potential hard freeze in northeast Colorado by early Friday morning.
• Friday will be sunny but cooler than normal with highs in the low 60s, warming into the 70s over the weekend; mild, dry weather is expected early next week before another possible storm mid to late next week.