NYC School Closings: Find Out If Nor'easter Gives Kids A Snow Day

Update, 8 a.m. Tuesday: Public schools in New York City are open as usual, just as snow is starting to fall during the morning commute. Patch will update this post with new information about the storm and how it affects public schools.

Update, 10:55 p.m. Monday: School officials are still mum on whether schools will be closed or delayed tomorrow. Patch will update this post with any new information as it develops.

TRIBECA, NY — The third storm to hit New York City in two weeks is expected to drop four inches of snow by Tuesday evening, meaning the kids could get a chance at a snow day before the cold weather is gone for the season.

School officials haven't yet made a call on whether schools will be open on Tuesday, but a winter weather advisory has already been issued for the city from 8 p.m. Monday until noon Tuesday.

Forecasters say the snow will start Monday evening and continue through early Tuesday evening, with the heaviest snowfall on Tuesday morning. Two to four inches are expected to fall throughout the city. The National Weather Service cautioned that commuters could experience reduced visibility and "slippery road conditions" during the Tuesday morning commute.

We'll be monitoring whether school officials decide to give kids a mid-March snow day, so you can refresh this page for updates or subscribe to the New York City Patch newsletter to get updates in your inbox.

You can also monitor a number of city sites for updates on the weather forecasts and school conditions:

1. Follow the Department of Education Twitter feed
2. Check out the DOE Facebook page
3. Keep tabs on the DOE Homepage

The new storm comes less than a week after Wednesday's nor'easter dropped a few inches of snow on the city. That storm came just five days after another powerful nor'easter battered the area with rain and heavy winds on March 2.

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