Although it'll be staying dry and breezy Friday, the Denver weather forecast still features several opportunities for extremely beneficial rainfall starting this weekend and continuing through next week.

Wednesday is a First Alert Weather Day across Colorado as a dangerous combination of hot, dry, and windy weather creates critical fire weather conditions and the potential for rapid wildfire spread.

Snow is expected to spread across the area Friday morning, followed by a hard freeze overnight that could send temperatures plunging to between 18 and 25 degrees, according to the National Weather Service office in Boulder.

Denver faces a sudden weather shift, with a dramatic drop from spring warmth to a hard freeze expected Saturday. Snow, freeze warnings, and fire danger loom.

People across the state have captured wintry-looking scenes and sent in their photos and videos to FOX31 and CW2.

As of Wednesday morning, 1 to 2 inches of snow were expected to accumulate in Denver by 6 a.m. Saturday, forecasters said.

The 9NEWS Weather Impact Team issued a Weather Impact Alert for a hard freeze on the Front Range with lows between 25-18 degrees on Saturday morning.