UPDATE: Forecasters with the National Weather Service say to expect slow transition of freezing drizzle to snow through Saturday evening. 

ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WOWO): The Winter Weather Advisory in effect for northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio has been extended. It will now remain in effect through Saturday, Dec. 17 until 9 pm.

According to the National Weather Service, areas of light freezing rain, sleet and snow will continue to lead to icy roads and difficult travel.

 * A MIX OF LIGHT SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE. MOST
   OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO PRIMARILY LIGHT FREEZING
   DRIZZLE BY MIDDAY...THEN AGAIN MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET LATE
   THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN PRIMARILY ALL LIGHT SNOW BY
   LATE SATURDAY EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE TO DRIZZLE
   OR LIGHT RAIN BRIEFLY ALONG THE ROUTE 24 CORRIDOR AS
   TEMPERATURES BRIEFLY REACH ABOVE FREEZING.

 *  ICE ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH EXPECTED
    TODAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
    NORTH OF A MONTICELLO TO WARSAW TO HILLSDALE LINE...WITH UP TO
    AN INCH SOUTH BY LATE THIS EVENING.

IMPACTS...

 * UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

Fort Wayne Street Department crews were out salting roads overnight, but drivers are still being urged to slow down.

Some improvement can be expected Saturday afternoon before an arctic front moves through in the evening. More light snow and ice accumulations are possible.

Lake effect snow then develops overnight and continues into Sunday morning across northwest Indiana and southwest Lower Michigan where several inches of accumulation can be expected.

Very cold conditions will then become the story behind this front Sunday into Monday.