After several inches of snow fell across metro Denver on Wednesday, the sun returns Thursday with warmer temperatures to help melt some of the snow on road surfaces. But don’t expect much to truly melt, it won’t be that warm.

Denver residents can expect sunny skies today, with a high near 38, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

Tonight it’ll be partly cloudy, with a low around 21. South southwest wind between 6 to 9 mph.

Weather on Friday is forecast to be warmer still before a shift back to storminess is possible on Saturday. Snow is possible in the western foothills, but should stay away from metro area below 6,000 feet as current weather models forecast.

Next week’s weather brings high temperatures back into the upper 40s to start with 50s most of the week.

Here’s the 4-day forecast from the National Weather Service.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

Saturday: A slight chance of snow showers before 11 a.m., then a slight chance of rain showers between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., then a slight chance of rain and snow showers after 2 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 43.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.