A California low is moving across the southwest and will be pushing into the southern Rockies Wednesday into Thursday, bringing snow to the Rocky Mountain region.

Flights landing Saturday night at Denver International Airport unwittingly helped trigger the formation of ice crystals in a cloud layer just above the ground, producing a bit of snow — though it was mostly light and did not accumulate.

It’s a tricky forecast and there will be a sharp cutoff between areas that see a few inches of snow and those that see nothing. FOX31 Pinpoint Weather Chief Meteorologist Dave Fraser takes a look at what areas will have the highest impacts.

An incoming snowstorm could make for a difficult Thursday morning commute across metro Denver, according to the National Weather Service. Updated forecasts show up to 1 inch of snow per hour falling along the Palmer Divide,

Snowy Thursday morning around Denver metro, E. Plains