Winter isn't ready to leave us just yet.

The Capital Region should brace for a messy morning commute Friday thanks to a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow that is expected to make its way through the area and stick around until Saturday evening.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory starting 2 a.m. Friday and lasting through 5 p.m. Saturday.

It remains unclear just what type of precipitation the region will get as temperatures hover just around freezing Friday, but the likelihood of snow will be higher in the morning and evening, and in areas of higher elevation like the Adirondacks, southern Vermont and the Taconics, said Ingrid Amberger, meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Albany.

"It's really going to be a mess, and it's going to vary depending on where you are," she said. "People just have to be cautious. Prepare for the weather to change at any moment."

Snow is expected at some point over the two-day storm, with 3 to 6 inches forecast in the immediate Capital Region and 6 to 12 inches expected in areas farther north like the Saratoga and Lake George region.

The snow will be wet and heavy, meaning it will take just a little of it for roads to become messy, Amberger said.

There will be some reprieve Sunday, as the weather dries up and temperatures reach into the mid- to upper 40s. But don't put the hats and gloves away just yet — another storm is headed our way Monday night and into Tuesday.

"We could be looking at rain and snow for that one," Amberger said. "But it's still too early to guess."

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