Meteorologists remain somewhat divided over the Dec. 2 storm's forecast, and whether it could wind up qualifying as a bomb cyclone.

December kicks off with a wintry bang on Tuesday when a new storm drops one of the first major snowfalls of the season. New York is looking at the potential of half a foot of snow this week — that is if you live north of the city.

New York City and the Northeast will likely see a dollop of snow late Monday into Tuesday from a storm rising up from the US Gulf coast, even as a record-breaking system pulls away from Chicago and the Midwest.

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.

Most of the tri-state area won’t see more than a dusting, though some in northern New Jersey and areas north of Westchester and Rockland counties in New York, could see 1-3 inches.

A fast-moving storm has delayed flights nationwide and stands to give New Yorkers a slippery commute Tuesday morning before shifting to rain even as it drops heavy snow upstate and across New England.

New York and neighboring New Jersey have been bracing for today's storm to hit since last week before it's set to sweep up the East Coast as a bomb cyclone

Governor Phil Murphy has declared a state of emergency for Northwestern New Jersey due to a significant winter storm that will hit tomorrow.