( CNN ) It 's winter after all . For large swaths of the Northeast , Saturday arrived with a messy mix of sleet , snow and rain -- with parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey receiving as much as 8 inches of snow before the storm set its sights on New England . An estimated 40 million people got their first real glimpse of winter : Weather advisories or warnings were in place from the Appalachians of West Virginia to Maine . By Saturday afternoon , about 27 million people were still under a winter weather advisory or warning . Rain pelted the coast . Snow fell on inland areas . It was n't your typical bucolic winter wonderland . Coming on a weekend , the sloshy weather will inconvenience many . But a major snowstorm on track to hit the Northeast region Monday night into Tuesday could wreak havoc during the workweek . The nation 's capital was under a winter weather advisory , with snow expected in the western suburbs and brief snowfall downtown turning into a mix of rain and snow . In Philadelphia , a winter weather advisory was in effect , with 2 to 4 inches of snow in the city but as much as 8 inches farther west . The township of Coolbaugh , Pennsylvania , got 9 inches of snow ; the village of Huffs Church received 8 inches . Crews from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and other agencies spent two nights salting roads to avoid a repeat of last Sunday , when wet weather caused hundreds of accidents and parts of major highways and bridges were forced to close , CNN affiliate KYW reported . `` They 've been out through the duration of this storm , '' spokesman Brad Rudolph told the station . `` We have 339 trucks in the five-county region and they 'll be out for the duration . '' The New York area also awoke to a winter weather advisory , with 2 to 5 inches of snow in the city followed by rain but a higher amount in interior New Jersey , the Lower Hudson Valley and Southern Connecticut . Sleet and freezing rain were mixed in at times . Highland Lakes , New Jersey , recorded 9 inches of snow . New York Gov . Andrew Cuomo urged drivers in the Hudson Valley , New York City and Long Island to exercise caution . The state was dispatching some 870 plows and 1,800 operators from the transportation department throughout the region , Cuomo said in a statement . The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey urged air and bus travelers to check with carriers before heading out . The authority , which operates the three major airports in the area , reported that it had more than 200 pieces of snow equipment at airports , including melter machines capable of liquifying 500 tons of snow an hour and plows to clear snow at 40 mph . In New England , Boston also was under winter weather warnings , with snowfall expected to reach as much as 7 inches . Between 6 and 12 inches of snow could fall in parts of Massachusetts up through Maine . A wintry mix on the freezing line separating the rain and snow bands could make driving conditions treacherous . Burlington , Connecticut , received 8 inches ; Ludlow , Massachusetts , recorded 6 inches . But that 's not all . By Sunday , a strong storm system originating in Alberta , Canada , will have moved down to the upper Midwest , leaving between 2 and 4 inches of snow across Minnesota and Wisconsin before heading east . That will mean new snowfall is likely Sunday night into Monday in Philadelphia and New York , with the nation 's capital getting a mix of rain and snow . The start of the work week could get ugly . The major storm on track to hit the Northeast starting Monday night could heap the heaviest snowfall from coastal New Jersey and New York City , to Boston and coastal Maine . Blizzard conditions are possible in New England on Tuesday , with forecast models showing more than two feet of snow in Boston and as much as a foot in New York .
Messy mix of sleet , snow and rain hit much of the Northeast . The storm system is expected to move into New England on Saturday night or Sunday morning with a chance for more heavy snowfall in some areas as it moves through the region. An estimated 40 million people get their first real glimpse of winter .