Snow is expected to intensify Thursday evening in the Denver metro with a winter storm watch going into effect for portions of Elbert and Douglas Counties. Here's the latest timing and impacts.

Colorado's Elkhead and Park Mountains, along with the West Elk and Sawatch mountains are under Winter Weather Advisories through Friday morning for slick travel and snow accumulations ranging between 3 to 12 inches.

Denver's weather forecast includes sun, high winds, and an incoming snowfall with hazardous travel conditions expected.

Snow started falling across Colorado early Thursday morning, prompting multiple winter weather advisories south and west of Denver, according to the National Weather Service.

It's been unusually warm in Denver this winter, but the city is expected to potentially see one of its first rounds of snow in an upcoming storm starting on Thursday.

Denver's NWS forecasts snow today, cloudy skies, with temps up to 38°F and sunny, warmer weather by next week.