Joe Amon, The Denver PostGranger Kersten and his Colorado Brown Dog Eddie play together in the snow at the Rocky Mountain Lake Park in Denver on Oct. 10, 2019. Eddie loves the snow and couldn't wait to get out in it.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostGranger Kersten's dog Eddie rolls in the snow he loves at the Rocky Mountain Lake Park in Denver on Oct. 10, 2019.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostCatie Glatz (right) and Becca Glatz walk near Sloan's Lake during a fall snowstorm that hit Denver on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019.
Andy Cross, The Denver PostFall leaves covered in snow near Colorado Blvd and Yale during Denver's first snowstorm of the season Oct. 10, 2019.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostPatricia Williams steps outside from her job at a chiropractic office in Belmar to dance in front of a parked car during the first snow of the season on Oct. 10, 2019, in Lakewood.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostIce forms on a sign as traffic moves along on a snowy Wadsworth Blvd. on Oct. 10, 2019 in Lakewood.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostIce forms on aspen leaves on Oct. 10, 2019 in Lakewood.
Andy Cross, The Denver PostA snow covered grass and boulder in a pond on the University of Denver campus during Denver's first snowstorm of the season Oct. 10, 2019.
Andy Cross, The Denver PostPedestrians make their way down a snow covered paths on the University of Denver campus during Denver's first snowstorm of the season Oct. 10, 2019.
Andy Cross, The Denver PostKaren Padgett multitasks by checking her phone and walking her three dogs along S. Adams St. near Warren Ave in Denver's first snowstorm of the season Oct. 10, 2019.
Andy Cross, The Denver PostSnow covers the Grace Pumpkin Patch at the Grace United Methodist Church near Yale Ave and I-25 Oct. 10, 2019.
Eric Lutzens, The Denver PostChristine Webster of Denver takes a photo of the lake from a dock at Main Reservoir Park in Lakewood during the first snowfall of the season in the metro area.
Andy Cross, The Denver PostA deer forages along West Deer Creek Canyon road in the cold and snow on Oct. 10, 2019.
Jeremy Papasso, Staff PhotographerJoshua, 5, tries out a snowboard while sledding with his brothers in the fresh snow at the Broomfield County Commons Park in Broomfield on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019.
Andy Cross, The Denver PostUniversity of Denver student, Ryan Keenan, doesn't seem to mind the heavy snow coming down on him on his way to class at DU during Denver's first snowstorm of the season Oct. 10, 2019.
Andy Cross, The Denver PostUniversity of Denver student George Young, center, tries to negotiate the heavy snow on his way to class on a skateboard on campus Oct. 10, 2019.
Jeremy Papasso, Staff PhotographerAngelica Gutierrez, of Broomfield, walks her 2-year-old daughter Genesis in the freshly fallen snow at Broomfield Community Park in Broomfield on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019.
Andy Cross, The Denver PostPrepared for ice and snow, an SUV was covered with a tarp and had a snow shovel handy during Denver's first snowfall of the season Oct. 10, 2019.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostA woman walks a dog near Sloan's Lake during a fall snowstorm that hit Denver on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019.
Andy Cross, The Denver PostAdrianna Hauck with Budget Building Services, clears snow off the sidewalk of the Sprouts grocery store near Colorado Blvd and Yale during a snowstorm in the fall of 2019. People are stocking up ahead of a monstrous snowstorm predicted for this weekend.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostArlene Dole and her English Setter Franchi are out for a snowy stroll on the Wheat Ridge Greenbelt on Oct. 10, 2019.
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Granger Kersten and his Colorado Brown Dog Eddie play together in the snow at the Rocky Mountain Lake Park in Denver on Oct. 10, 2019. Eddie loves the snow and couldn't wait to get out in it.
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A winter weather advisory is in effect until 3 p.m. Thursday for the Front Range Foothills and I-25 urban corridor. Forecasters expect the area to receive 1-3 inches of snow Thursday morning with freezing drizzle and some ice accumulation. Wind gusts are expected to get to 40 mph, according to the advisory. Some areas of the foothills could receive up to 4 inches of snow while the mountains and western valleys could see another 2-5 inches of snow.