New Yorkers are facing slick conditions on roads and sidewalks in the city Tuesday after a wintry mix of snow, rain, and sleet.

Snowfall wasn't heavy in the city, with the National Weather Service reported only about an inch on the ground as of 2 p.m. The icy mix is expected to slowly turn into rain as temperatures warm to near the freezing mark, but the conditions will still make for a messy and difficult evening commute.

Periods of rain are expected Tuesday night, with isolated street flooding possible.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said drivers should prepare for a slow and slippery commute and urged people to use mass transit to get home if they could.

While the city has more than a thousand plows ready to clear the roads, de Blasio said this afternoon that there was not enough snow on the ground to start using them yet.

"Our plows cannot go into action yet because there's just too little accumulation, but we are doing salt. We have 700 salt spreaders deployed to keep the streets as clear as possible and usable as possible," the mayor said. "We have 1,600 plows ready. They're pre-positioned on streets all over the city, but, again, they can only go into action when we get to about two inches of accumulation of snow. We're not sure if we're going to see that."

Officials are trying to avoid another incident like the one in November, where six inches of snow crippled traffic in some parts of the city.

New Yorkers should also expect delays if flying out, and should check with individual carrier before they head to the airport. As of 5:15 p.m. more than 500 flights at JFK Airport were canceled due to the weather, and the airport reported average delays of 1 hour and 26 minutes.

Alternate side parking rules are suspended Tuesday for Lincoln's Birthday. Parking meters are in effect.

While the snow caused some problems getting around Tuesday, there wasn't enough to close city public schools. However, Manhattan College was closed Tuesday, as well all Mercy College campuses. Bronx-based Monroe College, was also closed because of the expected weather. NYIT campuses are closed and day classes are canceled, but evening classes starting at 5:45 p.m. or later will be held.

Winter Storm Warnings were in effect Tuesday evening for much of upstate, all of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, most of Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, the northern parts of New Jersey, and a small portion of western Connecticut.

TEMPERATURE TREND

The temperatures have been in the 20s for much of Tuesday, but they will warm to near freezing by 8 p.m. and stay in the 30s overnight. Expect a high of about 34 degrees.

The rain is expected to subside early Wednesday morning, followed by partly sunny skies and a high of 41 degrees. We are projecting to break into the 50s on Friday. The normal high is near 40 degrees.