Friday will again bring another above average afternoon, however, today will come with more clouds across our sky. If you’re looking to spend ample amounts of time outside, today would be the day to do so.

High temperatures will be warm this afternoon, climbing into the mid to upper 70s across the Denver metro area. Eastern Colorado could see highs climb into the 80s, where sun will linger a little longer.

Warmth in the high country will keep initial rounds of precipitation as a rain and snow mix.

The wet weather will arrive in two waves going into the weekend, with the first arriving late Friday.

By Friday evening, spotty rain showers will begin to fall, mainly north of the Denver metro area. Overnight showers will become more widespread and will fall off and on through Saturday morning.

Rain and snow in the mountains will begin to transition over to snow as temperatures cool.

We will see a lull in the precipitation on Saturday afternoon, with just a few spotty showers possible. By Saturday evening the next wave of precipitation will move in. Overnight rain showers will transition over to a rain/snow mix. The Palmer Divide, foothills, and the eastern plains could see a little more snow than rain as temperatures will cool enough to allow that transition.

Snow totals in the high country won’t amount to much, as snow levels will likely be above 9,000 feet. For mountain areas above 8,000 feet, we could see 1 to 3 inches of snow. Above 9,000 feet, totals will range from 2 to 6 inches.

As far as the lower elevations, trace amounts of snow are expected. 

One person is dead after leaving their vehicle following a crash and running into oncoming traffic on I-25 in Northern Colorado.

The Colorado State Patrol said the first crash occurred around 5:17 p.m. when a rear-end collision happened in the northbound lanes of I-25 under the Harmony Road Bridge. Officials said there was heavy and stop-and-go traffic in the area at the time of the crash.

According to the CSP, a driver left the scene and then was hit by oncoming traffic in the southbound lanes. They were taken to a local hospital for treatment, where they later died. Troopers said everyone else involved in both crashes remained on the scene and are cooperating with the investigation.

The interstate was closed in both directions between CO 392 and Harmony Road while crews worked to investigate the scene. CSP said the northbound lanes reopened at 7:15 p.m. CDOT reopened southbound I-25 at 8:15 p.m. Traffic remains heavy in the area.

Authorities said they do not yet know the reason the deceased driver fled the scene. The Larimer County Coroner will release further information following notifications to the next of kin.