Flying south through smoky skies down the famous Malibu coast, at first the burnt-out mansions are the exception -- solitary wrecks, smoldering away between rows of intact, gleaming beachfront villas.Where row upon row of family homes once stood, all that remain are occasional chimneys, blackened tree stumps and charred timber.

Skies have cleared across the state and we're in for a nice warm up to help melt some of the snow. We'll see mostly sunny skies and high temperatures in the upper 30s to low 40s.

Abundant sunshine is back across all of Colorado on Friday before some changes arrive for the weekend in the Denver weather forecast.

A Weather Impact Day has been issued Thursday morning snow fell across the Denver area, creating a slick commute in Colorado.