With the sun starting to set later in the day and the weather starting to slowly warm up in the High Country, snow storms are becoming less frequent.

Although the weather this week has been dry with mild temperatures, forecasters at OpenSnow.com are currently tracking a system that is predicted to bring significant snow to much of Colorado’s mountains this weekend.

According to OpenSnow founding meteorologist Joel Gratz, the Colorado High Country will see multiple rounds of snow from Thursday afternoon through Sunday afternoon, with the majority of snow showers predicted to all develop in the overnight hours where snow accumulation is possible.

“Now that we’re in late April, the best chance for snow to accumulate is when the sun is not shining, which is nighttime,” Gratz said in his blogpost . “With nighttime as a goal, the upcoming storms will be timed pretty well, with rounds of snow falling on Thursday night, Friday night, and again on Saturday night through Sunday midday.”

OpenSnow expects to see 1 to 5-plus inches on Thursday night, 3 to 6-plus inches on Friday and 6 to 12-plus inches from Saturday evening through Sunday midday. Temperatures are expected to stay fairly high during the storms, so snow could fall to 8,000-9,000 feet at times with the best chance for deeper accumulations and decent snow quality at elevations above 10,000 feet.

With Winter Park Resort, Breckenridge Ski Resort, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, Loveland Ski Area, Purgatory Resort and Copper Mountain Resort all still open for winter operations, there should be decent snow quality on the upper part of the mountains, with the best chance for the deepest powder on Sunday morning through midday.

Although these are the only resorts that are still open in Colorado, the storm is expected to span the entire state and deliver snow totals within these ranges for mountains around 9,000 feet in elevation.

OpenSnow predicts next week to be dry and warm with the next storm arriving between Friday, May 3, and Monday, May 6.