Denver residents are looking at wet, overcast conditions for much of Friday, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder.

The weather agency is predicting a 70% chance of precipitation on Friday, with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 44 degrees. There’s a slight chance of snow in the morning – about 20% — but little to no accumulation is expected.

Light banded snow showers across the foothills and adjacent plains this morning. Showers increase this afternoon, especially in the late afternoon-early evening timeframe. Rain showers change over to snow early this evening. This evening will be the best chances for accumulating snow from the east slopes of the Front Range to the plains.

Snow will be banded in nature with localized pockets of moderate snowfall rates possible. 1-4 inches for the lower elevations along the I-25 corridor and 4-9 inches for the foothills and east slope mountains. Trace to 2 inches elsewhere. Main impact will be slick roads Friday night and early Saturday morning.

Here is the extended forecast from the National Weather Service:

Saturday: Snow likely before noon, then a chance of rain and snow showers between noon and 3 p.m., then a chance of rain showers after 3 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 43. North northeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 70. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Monday: A 20% chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.