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

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.

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

Skies will remain clear for Denver’s weather overnight awaiting a very mild day tomorrow. Look for an arctic blast to come in from the north starting this weekend.

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.

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,