It’s been heard more than once in past weeks: The weather will be changing. But nothing yet has happened.

But this weekend really could be different, Julie Malingowski, a National Weather Service metrologist in Grand Junction, said Thursday.

“It looks pretty good,” Malingowski said of a multiple-part weather system moving into Southwest Colorado.

A system from the north could bring rain or snow into the Durango area Friday and Saturday, Malingowski said. But the best bet is Sunday when a system approaches from the west, she said.

The precipitation may well be a mix of snow and rain, she said.

The weather service forecast for the Durango area calls for a 30 percent chance of rain or snow Friday night through Saturday, changing to a 40 percent chance on Sunday.

High temperatures will drop from 56 on Friday to the low 40s on Saturday and Sunday, Overnight lows will be in the low to mid 20s.

daler@durangoherald.com