An arctic front will sweep through Colorado Friday afternoon with dangerously cold air and accumulating snow lagging behind it.

Thursday will have mainly sunny skies and above-average highs before arctic air moves in for the weekend with snow on Saturday in the Denver weather forecast.

Skies will remain clear for Denver’s weather overnight awaiting a very mild day tomorrow. FOX31 Pinpoint Weather Team Meteorologist Greg Perez is warning residents to look for an arctic blast to come in from the north starting this weekend.

Cold air originating from the Arctic Ocean will be dislodged and sent to the continental United States this weekend.

The coldest temps in about a year are taking aim at Colorado as a major blast of Arctic air will plunge Denver below freezing, remaining there for several days as flash freezing becomes a concern. Here's a look at potentially dangerous wind chills expected in Colorado and the Denver metro area.

Dangerously cold in Denver this weekend

Denver’s cold weather shelters will be open for another week as frigid weather makes its way across the state.