Several inches of snow fell across the metro area early Sunday morning, and light snow is expected to continue in Colorado’s mountains through Tuesday, according to the National Weather

The Denver weather forecast calls for the classic Front Range weather whiplash as spring temperatures quickly give way to heavy snow and localized travel impacts starting Friday morning.

Weather conditions will drastically change late Thursday night into Friday, when a powerful winter storm swings into Colorado, ushering in heavy mountain snow that will spread to the plains Friday.

After a warm winter with little snow, flakes are falling across the metro and in the mountains, bringing some much-needed snow, but also a slippery morning commute on Friday.