Albany County under winter weather advisory

— Map from the National Weather Service

Albany County, colored purple, is under a winter weather advisory. The counties colored pink are under a winter storm warning while the counties colored green are under a lake effect snow warning.

ALBANY COUNTY — Most of New York state will be getting more snow this weekend.

Precipitation in Albany County will begin as all snow by midday Saturday and continue into late Saturday evening, according to the National Weather Service.

 “Warm air will then cause the precipitation to transition to a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain Sunday morning with a change over to all rain in some locations Sunday afternoon,” the service says.

While the service is confident about Saturday’s precipitation, it says, “We are less confident about how quickly the change over to a wintry mix and all rain will be along with how far north the change over will occur.”

It concludes, “This will have significant impact on the total snowfall amounts from this storm. In addition to the snow and sleet, the wintry mix is forecast to produce 0.1-0.2" of ice with the greatest chance for higher amounts from the Capital Region south.”

The governor’s office on Friday afternoon put out a release listing a number of state agencies and their equipment that are prepared to deal with the storm.

The governor signed an executive order, it said, declaring a state of emergency, allowing the state to continue coordinating and sharing resources with local governments affected by upcoming storms.

This includes the state’s Department of Transportation, which will provide assistance to municipalities impacted by the state of emergency in excess of existing shared service agreements.

The order also waives “hours of service” requirements for truck drivers to facilitate emergency salt deliveries ahead of these storms and includes other measures to facilitate emergency salt deliveries to state and local agencies across the state.

For a complete listing of weather alerts, visit the National Weather Service website. New Yorkers are also encouraged to sign up for emergency alerts by subscribing to NY Alert — a free service providing critical emergency information to your cell phone or computer.

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