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Light snow in Denver on Friday, up to a foot in the mountains

Most snow should fall Friday afternoon, evening

The Continental Divide in Rocky Mountain National Park is covered in snow looking southeast toward the Indian Peaks Wilderness on May 13, 2023. The 2023 winter snowpack in the area was above the normal average, and many hope it can bring some relief to the historic drought in the Colorado River Basin. Experts caution, however, that more than one year of extra precipitation is needed to quench the West's long drought. The flight for aerial photography was provided by LightHawk. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
The Continental Divide in Rocky Mountain National Park is covered in snow looking southeast toward the Indian Peaks Wilderness on May 13, 2023. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 10: Denver Post reporter Katie Langford. (Photo By Patrick Traylor/The Denver Post)
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Most of metro Denver will see a few inches of snow on Friday, with up to a foot of snow forecasted to fall in Vail and Aspen, according to the National Weather Service.

Snow showers in Denver will likely start after 4 p.m. Friday with a 60 percent chance of precipitation and less than half an inch of accumulation, according to the National Weather Service’s Boulder office.

Up to 1 inch of snow could fall in Denver on Friday night before tapering off Saturday.

Between 1 and 2 inches of snow are forecasted for most of the Interstate 25 corridor, though up to 6 inches of snow are possible in parts of Douglas, Arapahoe and Jefferson counties, according to the agency.

Most mountain communities are forecasted to see 4 to 10 inches of snow, with Vail and Aspen getting up to a foot.

Drivers should expect snowy and slick roads starting Friday night when temperatures drop below freezing, forecasters wrote in a Hazardous Weather Outlook on Thursday.