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Part of northern New Mexico could receive nearly a foot of snow while Bernalillo County may see anywhere between a dusting and a few inches.

From Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning, a system will bring heavy snow that could dump about 10 inches in places like Red River and Taos Ski Valley, said Randall Hergert, National Weather Service of sa国际传媒官网网页入口 meteorologist.

Highs are expected to be in the upper 20s in those places, according to NWS.

The metro area is expected to receive its first snow of the season, he said.

sa国际传媒官网网页入口 could see between 鈥渁 trace to a couple of tenths of an inch鈥� of snow while Sandia Crest could get 3 inches. Cedar Crest and other areas off N.M. 14 may receive an inch or two, Hergert said.

Temperatures are predicted to be in the low to mid-40s on Wednesday before dropping into the 20s at night when snow is expected.

Hergert said with the snow could come icy conditions.

鈥淭here could be some minor travel impacts, especially along Interstate 40 through Tijeras and near Sedillo Hill,鈥� he said. 鈥淎lways allow yourself extra time.鈥�

announced in a social media post that its crews are 鈥渞eady to keep the 300(-plus) miles of East Mountain roads safe and clear.鈥�

鈥淭hey鈥檒l tackle the busiest and windiest roads first, then move on to neighborhood areas,鈥� according to the county. 鈥淧lease be patient, drive carefully, and avoid passing plows while they鈥檙e working.鈥�

Before people hit the road, Hergert said, they should brush snow from their car hoods because 鈥渢hat snow can fly off and hit the driver behind you.鈥�