Denver’s first layer of snow will likely fall this weekend, with forecasters predicting less than a half-inch of snow will remain Sunday night.

Saturday is expected to be mild and sunny, with a high of 65 and an overnight low of 38, according to the National Weather Service.

On Sunday, temperatures will drop from 58 degrees during the day to just below freezing overnight. Rain is forecast before midnight, giving way to snow which will persist until Monday morning.

After the weather clears Monday afternoon, snow could return Wednesday and later in the week, with high temperatures in the 30s and 40s and lows in the 20s.

On average, Denver sees its first snowflakes around October 18. with the earliest recorded snow date being September 3 in 1961 and the latest being December 10 in 2021. Last year, the first snowfall of the season was recorded on October 28.