While many in the Capital Region are more than eager for it to finally feel like spring, Wednesday's forecast includes potentially heavy rains and strong winds, which could keep National Grid's crews busy.

While conditions in the immediate region aren't expected to be as bad as Northern and Central New York, the wind and rain still bring the potential of downed trees and power lines and widespread power outages. To prepare, National Grid spokesperson Nate Stone says mutual aid crews from other regions have been brought in to respond to any potential outages.

The utility company is nearing the end of a very busy winter season, which delivered a number of nor'easters that knocked out power to customers all over the state. 

"We had a couple of storms back to back to back to back," Stone said. "The last one didn't impact as much, but we did have outages. We had outages here, we had outages all across New York, so hopefully we're getting out of the snow and into spring. We're hoping spring will be here."

In the event of power outages, National Grid has several tips to keep customers safe. If you're using a generator, make sure you keep it outside to prevent the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. Also, stay away from any downed power lines you see. All downed lines should be treated as live and immediately reported to National Grid.