The New York City area could see its first significant winter weather of the season as a nor’easter-like coastal low forms along the Mid-Atlantic coast.

The color-coded maps from the National Weather Service show the sharp gradient: The heaviest snow, from 8 to 12 inches, is forecast for interior Lower Hudson Valley and parts of interior New Jersey, while NYC and Long Island fall into the lighter range — generally 1 to 4 inches, possibly up to 5 to 8 if temperatures drop. Weather.gov

Snow could be coming to parts of NY and NJ just as December begins. The National Weather Service says some areas north and west of NYC could see higher totals than earlier expected.

While Ramsey said any snow won’t have time to accumulate in the city before rain moves in, Western New York, the Lower Hudson Valley, parts of New Jersey and Connecticut could all see a few to several inches of snow during Tuesday morning’s commute. The highest snowfall totals are expected in Orange County, which could get 4 to 7 inches, NWS said.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A nor’easter is expected to impact New York state Tuesday, bringing mostly rain to New York City, while some areas to the north and west see snowfall, according to AccuWeather senior meteorologist John Feerick.

A coastal storm is set to bring accumulating snow to parts of New York and New Jersey early Tuesday, with higher totals now expected inland.

A developing storm system could bring the first meaningful winter weather of the season to the New York City area early next week, but the exact impacts depend on where a potential nor’easter decides to track.

The lake effect snowstorm that hit Thursday and Friday dropped as much as 18 inches in parts of Upstate New York. Syracuse got 10.3 inches of snow on Friday, breaking the record for Nov. 29. The previous record for that date was 8.8 inches, set in 1958. In total, Syracuse got 13.1 inches from the three-day storm.

A light round of snow may move into North Jersey overnight, though forecasters say precipitation amounts will vary widely across the region.

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