It is January in Denver and the National Western Stock Show is in town, which can only mean one thing ... cold and snowy Colorado weather is around the corner. It is a tradition at this point, and this year will be no different. An arctic blast will bring temperatures 20 to 40 degrees below average and a chance for snow.

Sunny skies are back on Wednesday, and comfortable conditions continue. The Denver weather forecast has above-average temperatures by Thursday afternoon.

Traffic is expected to be impacted along major highways, with northern Colorado towns even more likely to experience bitter cold conditions.

“With these arctic intrusions, it’s often times colder down in Denver than it is up in the mountains,” said National Weather Service meteorologist David Barjenbruch, adding that below-zero readings are likely across “a good chunk of the state.”

Extra clouds linger over the Mile High City with an afternoon breeze and cooler highs as snow falls in the high country in the Denver weather forecast.

Abundant sunshine is back across all of Colorado on Friday before some changes arrive for the weekend in the Denver weather forecast.

Arctic air with windchills as cold as 30 degrees below zero is set to blanket Denver, and it will bring some snow. We are still 72 hours away from the arrival of the cold arctic air, so I'll give you the forecast at a glance with everything we know to a high degree of confidence,

Dangerously cold in Denver this weekend

Bundle up, Colorado! Subzero temperatures, wind and snow are headed for Denver this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. Light snow was already falling in northern Colorado’s mountains on Tuesday morning,