Denver weather: Rain and snow finally on the way Thursday, Friday

Colorado is in the end getting a few moisture A storm system is expected to roll in Thursday afternoon and into Friday spreading rain across the plains light snow in the foothills and up to eight inches of snow in parts of the high country according to the National Weather Function in Boulder The rain is expected to sweep across the plains Thursday afternoon with snow progressing in the mountains by Thursday evening forecasters disclosed Rain and snow will continue through Friday East-facing slopes of the higher terrain may see between four and eight inches of snow with just a minimal inches in the foothills Earlier this week Denver passed the benchmark for the fifth-latest snow on record If Denver doesn t see its first snowfall of the season on Friday it will officially be the city s second-latest on record Related Articles Denver weather How likely is the city to see its first snow this week homes lost dozens damaged by floodwaters in southern Colorado Protesters rally against new ICE facility north of Denver as details remain murky Colorado weather Rainy and cool in metro Denver with warmer days by mid-week Denver weather Record rain fell during Tuesday storm For snow to count as Denver s first snowfall of the season at least inches must accumulate on the ground weather facility authorities disclosed