Heading Toward Cooler, Wet Weather
DENVER (CBS4) - A few showers popped up across Colorado on Tuesday evening, bringing some much needed moisture to the state. While this is nice, we'll be in for a much better shot for rain and snow later this week.
Wednesday will bring warmer temperatures, we'll head back to the low 70s with sunshine and clouds. We'll also still have that pesky wind to deal with. Fire danger will be high in southern Colorado.
Our next system, bringing potentially some heavy snow and rain, arrives on Thursday. The Western Slope and high country will start out with rain and snow later on Thursday, with the front range staying warm and windy. Snow levels with drop as low as 6,000 feet by Friday morning.
This could bring some heavy snow to the high country, finally some snow for our ski resorts. This also could mean a bit of tough travel if you're planning on driving along any mountain passes.
For the Front Range and plains, we may start to see rain late on Thursday night. This could change over to wet, sloppy snow on Friday morning. Higher elevations in the foothills and Palmer Divide could see accumulating snow, while the Denver area may have a tough time getting that snow to stick.
We dry out quickly on Saturday with highs back to the low 60s. More rain possible on Sunday and we may have a few unsettled days next week. 
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