Forecast projects higher inch counts for Monday in parts of New Jersey

Residents throughout New Jersey will see their first snowfall of the season early Sunday, but that will soon turn to rain, with the bulk of accumulation forming early Monday morning and gaining steam throughout the day.

In Bergen and Essex counties, residents will see 1-2 inches on Sunday morning, but as snow gives way to a mixture of rain and sleet that accumulation will melt, leaving just rainfall for the remainder of Sunday night, according to Dave Radell of the National Weather Service.

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But snow will return just in time for the early Monday commute, ending with a new 1-2 inches of snowfall by Monday night, when the storm will pass.

However, the balance from rain to snow shifts the farther inland you go, with less of the snowfall melting on Sunday and adding to Monday's accumulation. Morris County will get some slush but ultimately end Monday with 4-5 inches. Sussex County residents can expect to be pummeled by up to 7 inches.

"Really it's northern New Jersey that's under the gun for the big snowfall totals," Radell said.

The multiple changeovers from snow to rain and back can be expected into Central Jersey, but counties south of there will see mostly rainfall and as little as 1-2 inches of snow.

"You start tapering off pretty quickly once you get to New Brunswick," Radell added.

Nicholas Katzban is a local reporter for NorthJersey.com. For unlimited access to the most important news from your local community, please subscribe or activate your digital account today.

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