The National Weather Service tells us Denver will get its first official snow of the year.
Zach Hiris, a forecaster in the NWS Boulder office, said those flurries last week didn't count, since Denver's official weather station didn't get at least a 10th of an inch of accumulation.
Thursday night ought to be different.
"By tomorrow evening, we're looking at a few rain showers probably quickly transitioning over to light snow across the metro, and that light snow should continue for most of the evening and the overnight hours," he told us. "We're looking at some light accumulation, so it doesn't look like it's going to be particularly impactful, but with one of the first accumulating snows of the year it can cause some travel impacts, for sure."
We're looking at one or two inches, tops, he added.
If you live southwest of the city or in the foothills, and if you're lucky enough to get under a denser band of snow, you might be able to sled. But don't get your hopes up too much.
"You certainly won't be doing a ton of those winter activities quite yet, unless you're up in the mountains," Hiris said.
While you should be careful if you're driving, roads won't likely get icy. Daytime highs will peak around 50 degrees, so we're looking at some slush, worst case.
Hiris said snow is a little late for the city, since we usually get October dustings that register as official snow. This winter will likely also be mild, due to a "triple-dip" La Niña. Despite this, Hiris said we could get some decent snowstorms this chilly season.
Summer kids might mourn the cold, but Hiris said he's down for it.
"It'll be a nice change of pace. As a meteorologist, we like every season," he said straight faced. "But I think we're about ready for snow to start falling here.
"We need the moisture anyways, right?"
