Up to 3 inches of snow on Long Island on first day of winter

Parts of Long Island received as much as 3 inches of snow on Saturday morning, creating hazardous driving conditions in some areas, according to the authorities.

Nassau County saw the heaviest snow on the Island, with 3 inches recorded in Malverne, Farmingdale, Rockville Centre and elsewhere. Parts of Suffolk County received over 2 inches of snow, including Islip, North Babylon, Dix Hills, Commack and Nesconset as of noon Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.

"It's just pretty slippery out there," said a spokeswoman for the Suffolk County Police Department.

The spokeswoman said that as of around 7:30 a.m. Saturday, there had been four crashes on the Long Island Expressway, one on the Southern State Parkway, one on the Northern State Parkway, and a handful more on other roads. However, there were no reports of road closures in Suffolk County, she said.

A spokesman for the Nassau County Police Department said he had not heard about any major crashes or road closures as of 7:30 a.m.

Flights were running on schedule at Long Island MacArthur Airport, according to spokeswoman Caroline Smith.

There were "no operational issues due to the weather," she said.

Most of the snowfall on Long Island had stopped by midday, and the rest of the weekend is expected to be windy and cold, with a low of 16 on Saturday night and a high of 26 on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.

Driving conditions could continue to be hazardous overnight if snow melts and refreezes, according to David Stark, a meteorologist with the NWS in Upton.

Will there be a white Christmas?

Unlikely, according to Stark.

"We do not have additional snowfall forecast by Christmas Day, so this is really the last accumulating snow that we're going to see for a little bit," he said.