DENVER -- The headline of this story says it best; more snow is in our future. And it's not just going to snow on Wednesday.

A cold front brought clouds, colder temperatures and snow to Denver and the Front Range on Wednesday morning. Snow started to fall in the foothills and in the Denver area Wednesday morning, with fatter flakes falling in the afternoon.

The good news is this system is moving rather quickly, so we should see some partial clearing by Thursday morning.

Moisture with this storm system will not be copious for eastern Colorado, but will be measurable. We are expecting 2-3 inches of new snow for the Denver area, 3-6 inches for the foothills and a dusting to 2 inches over the eastern plains.

The second part of this weather marker is an area of low pressure moving in from the west. Heavy snows are expected to develop along and west of the Continental Divide as the low pressure passes the state. A widespread 6-12 inches is possible from places like Vail and Aspen to Pagosa Springs.

The heaviest snow will fall over the southwest mountains where 12 to 18 inches is expected by Thursday morning.

There are several winter weather warnings and advisories in place for most mountain areas west of the Continental Divide through Wednesday afternoon. Click here to read the weather forecasts.

Next Storm System

There will be a brief lull in the action during the day on Thursday before more cold and unsettled weather moves into the state for Friday. Denver and the eastern plains should expect bitter cold air -- similar to the temperatures we experienced in early January.

Highs by Friday will only be in the single digits and lower teens for Denver and the eastern plains of Colorado. Overnight lows will drop to 0 degrees or lower by Saturday morning.

More light snow will fall along the Front Range during the day on Friday as upslope winds develop behind the next cold front. Additional snow is also expected in the mountains by the weekend.

Memorable Winter Continues

By now it is obvious that the 2006-2007 winter season for Denver and much of eastern Colorado will be remembered for decades to come. Here are a few highlights thus far based off the Denver climate record:

October, December and January have all had above normal snowfall

December 2006 was the third snowiest on record

January 2007 will end as the seventh coldest on record

January 2007 is currently the seventh snowiest on record -- 3.5 inches of new snow by midnight Jan. 31 will jump us to fourth snowiest

Snow has been on the ground over 40 days, currently the fifth longest streak of days with consecutive snow cover

Snowfall so far this season in Denver has been 59.5 inches, just 2.2 inches shy of the seasonal norm -- the snow season ends on June 30, 2007

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