STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— New York City residents may need to prepare their shovels this weekend as meteorologists monitor a potential snow-producing system, though AccuWeather emphasizes that uncertainty remains about whether any snow will materialize at all.

According to meteorologist Peyton Simmers, a “clipper” system is expected to drop out of Canada and reach the mid-Atlantic region by Saturday, which could bring the first measurable snowfall of the season to New York City.

Simmers highlighted the considerable uncertainty surrounding the weekend forecast, noting that computer models are not in agreement about the system’s strength or even its existence.

“There is potential. It is there and there is potential,” Simmers explained. “It may not even exist at all and it’s just plain down col

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