The Arctic Express will surge into Colorado along with a moist, Pacific cut-off low producing a prolonged multi-day bout with snow and extreme cold.

Denver will have 90 hours of below-freezing temps, impacting the AFC Championship Game between the Broncos and Patriots.

For at least 48 hours, Denver’s temperature will remain below freezing with snow picking up late Friday into Saturday AM. Here's how low temps will drop and possible snow totals through the weekend.

The Polar Plunge is here and will be sticking around for several days.

Frigid temperatures have settled into the Denver area on Friday, bringing with them a chance for snow over the next few days. The National Weather Service in Boulder said to expect a high temperature of 15 degrees in Denver on Friday as an arctic airmass settles over the area.

Despite the unusually warm start to the year, the cold is moving in, and Denver could see temperatures nearing the negatives this weekend.

The storm is forecast to drop up to 3 inches of snow across Colorado’s northern mountains, the Denver area and the Eastern Plains, according to the National Weather Service.

The zoo will close due to extreme cold, ensuring animal safety indoors. Colorado faces below-zero wind chills and a Cold Weather Advisory this weekend.

Winter has been hard to come by this year, but it arrives soon as the Denver weather forecast features dramatically colder weather for the next few days, with a return of light snow for the city as well.