“The first week or two of June is the peak of our severe weather season for Northern Colorado,” said Loveland resident Bill Eckrich of DayWeather in Cheyenne, Wyo.

“It’s not unusual to have rain like this, but it is unusual how unseasonably cold this system was.”

Loveland’s low temperature Thursday morning hit 46, and the high was just 63. The Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District’s weather station in west Loveland had recorded 0.78 inches of rain by the time the skies cleared Thursday afternoon.

The system should pass through today, but showers might linger throughout the afternoon, Eckrich said. There is also a small chance of isolated afternoon and evening thunderstorms throughout the weekend.

As temperatures rise over the weekend, snowmelt in the high country will increase, and rivers in the area could be running high and fast toward the end of the weekend, Eckrich said.

“The cool weather slowed the snowmelt down a little, but with the warmer temperatures, it goes pretty quick, and the rains in some areas haven’t helped,” he said. “There are no flooding concerns for Larimer County, but people who recreate in or near the rivers will need to be careful.”

The weather system brought snow to the mountains above 9,000 feet, closing Trail Ridge Road through Rocky Mountain National Park on Thursday.

The National Weather Service received readings of 6 inches of snow near Rabbit Ears Pass and 4 inches near Red Mountain Pass.