A stretch of snow and cold is returning to Colorado, winter is back. It has been a mild and windy week in Denver with highs in the 60s at times throughout the week. Big changes are headed our way as a cold front moved through the state Friday night into Saturday.

Although metro Denver and the plains will not see much snowfall, Pinpoint Weather is tracking accumulating snow in the high country for the weekend, starting late Friday night and through Saturday.

Weather Advisory is active through 5 p.m. Thursday for the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Wet Mountains, upper Rio Grande Valley and eastern San Juan Mountains, NWS forecasters said.

The potential for accumulating snow is increasing next week as winter storms will pass through the Kansas City area. Here’s look at possible snowfall totals. We've been told that you should never judge a book by its cover;