New Yorkers can expect a snowy start to Sunday morning with several inches set to fall throughout the metro area, followed by freezing temperatures through the weekend and Monday, meteorologists said.

The snow is expected to begin a few hours after sunset Saturday — earlier than previously forecast — with the heaviest snowfall hitting between midnight and 9 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.

By the time the city wakes up, “there should be a few inches of snow on the ground,” said Joe Pollina, a meteorologist with the agency.

The forecast is calling for about 2 to 4 inches of snow in New York City and northeastern New Jersey with 3 to 5 inches possible across Long Island. The snow will taper off from west to east late Sunday morning, Pollina said.

“That first accumulating

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