Tuesday NYC snow forecast: exclusive hour-by-hour predictions from Storm Team 4

The New York City metro area is expected to get its first measurable snow in nearly two years Tuesday morning.

Storm Team 4 is all over the forecast and preparing you for the snowfall, which potentially will come with enough to break our more than 700-day snowless streak.

Most areas are set to get 1 to 3 inches but some areas in the interior north and west of New York could locally get higher totals up to 5 inches.

School delays and closings

A number of school districts across the tri-state decided to delay the start of school Monday or close altogether. Jersey City Public Schools will be among those districts closed on Tuesday. See the full, updating list here

Hour by hour forecast

Here's an exclusive Storm Team 4 hour-by-hour forecast for when the snow will move into and out of the area, thanks to models only available to NBC New York.

Temperatures will be at or below freezing all day with clouds moving in Monday afternoon. Snow showers hold off for most until later at night.

The snow starts to move into the area around 10 p.m. but gets heavier after midnight. The snowfall will generally be light and is expected to accumulate in the 1-3" range.

With temperatures colder, everything will stick right away, including on roadways.

NBC New York

The morning commute will definitely see some impact though overall travel interruptions should be minimal.

Tuesday morning most of the NYC metro area will be seeing some kind of precipitation.

Snow showers should wrap up by early afternoon. Areas south and east of I-95 could see some mixing and icing towards midday.

There is another chance for a round of light snow accumulation Friday and into early Saturday. We're still a number of days off so we'll have more certainty around that possible precipitation later in the week.

What is certain -- several days of sub-freezing highs and lows before temperatures warm in the middle of next week.