A winter storm expected to hit southern Colorado on Wednesday could drop more than a foot of snow in the mountains and up to six inches in the southern metro area.

Portions of southwestern Colorado will see nearly a foot of snow this week with some potential for snow south and east of Denver by Wednesday night into Thursday, according to NWS forecasters.

Temperatures will climb no higher than 20 in Denver today, with light snow tapering off by 11 p.m. Highs of 27 and 44 are expected Sunday and Monday as the sky clears. About 2 inches of snow had accumulated by Saturday morning in Denver, and some of the heaviest overnight snowfall was reported in Allenspark, which saw 5.1 inches.

Winter weather advisories or winter storm warnings were in place for seven states early Tuesday morning, with the National Weather Service forecasting up to 12 inches of snow for some parts of the country.

The powerful arctic blast that arrived in Colorado on Friday will bring its coldest temperatures yet to the state overnight Monday, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures will hover in the single digits above and below zero across the Front Range and Eastern Plains,

A winter storm is headed for northern Colorado this weekend, with snow accumulations of up to 12 inches being forecasted, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). The incoming snow will cover roads and make travel "hazardous," the NWS warns.

Here are the lowest temperatures across Colorado on Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

Here are the lowest temperatures across Colorado on Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

After a cold Saturday that included snow in most areas, Colorado Springs residents can expect a milder Sunday, with mostly clear skies and temperatures in the 30s, according to the

By this afternoon, temperatures in the Denver metro will be around the low to mid-30s, with some areas nearing 40 degrees.

During the arctic blast over the weekend, Denver reached minus 11 degrees, but some places across Colorado were even colder.

Footage shows a group of geese huddled up to keep themselves warm as snow fell on the Denver suburbs on Saturday, January 25. X user @mavisavi, who filmed this footage in Littleton, said the geese were creating a “warm water dam.