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.

A calm and warm morning for Colorado Springs on Wednesday, with partly sunny skies and a high of 40 welcome residents, but there's a 20% chance of snow showers in

Another round of snow, slick roads and freezing temperatures is headed to Colorado this weekend, forecasters said, and more than a foot of fresh snow could stack up in the mountains. According to National Weather Service forecasters,

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.

"If you liked yesterday, you'll love today, with more gorgeous weather ahead for southern Colorado on Tuesday," Meteorologist Alan Rose with Gazette news partner KOAA said. "Skies will remain bright and sunny region-wide on Tuesday, helping to boost temperatures into the 40s and lower 50s on the Plains."

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. Winter storms can cause power outages, while snow can interfere with travel and create dangerous driving conditions.

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.

Monday (Martin Luther King Day): A 40% chance of snow, mainly before 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 6. Wind chill values between -10 and -20. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east-southeast in the afternoon.

The National Weather Service predicts mostly clear conditions for Wednesday, with a low around 19 degrees and a high near 45.