NYC’S FIRST FLAKES

Up to 3” forecast today y

Batten down the hatches, spike the eggnog and tee up the Christmas carols!

The first snowfall of the season is expected to arrive Saturday — dropping 1 to 3 inches before tapering off overnight.

The flurries will likely begin at around 6 a.m. and pick up from there, with the final flakes coming down early Sunday.

While the National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for all five boroughs, meteorologists expect Queens and Brooklyn to be hit the hardest.

Roads are expected to be filled with slush and snow, making for dangerous driving conditions. The weather should be perfect, though, for a stroll through the park and a few Instagram photos.

“It’s not really one of those strong, ramped-up Nor’easters,” said AccuWeather senior meteorologist Alex Sosnowski.

“It will be more like a photogenic storm — where you can go out and snap some pictures of snow clinging to trees and other stuff that’s pretty to look at.

“People doing that would be better keeping it local than going out. The roads will definitely be slushy and slippery and since it’s the first snowfall event, you may want to wait and avoid them.”

Sidewalk conditions may leave Saturday’s SantaCon merry-making pub-crawl imbibers sloshing aroundd a bibit more thanh usual.

Subways are expected to run normally, and any planned service changes are still in effect, according to the MTA. Alternate-side parking will be suspended.

Sanitation workers will be wellprepared with 1,500 plows and nearly 700 pieces of equipment. They’ll be waiting in the wings to begin spreading salt at the first sign of wintery precip, officials said.

The workers will be on duty in split, 12-hour shifts.

Meteorologists predict more snow in the coming days caused by “Alberta Clipper” weather systems dropping down from Canada.

These storms tend to dump no more than 6 inches, though.