NYC School Closings: How To Find Out If Tuesday Is A Snow Day

NEW YORK CITY — School is expected to be on as normal Tuesday despite a snowstorm that could dump as much as 8 inches on the city, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday.

A worst case forecast is now warning that between 5 and 8 inches could hit, particularly in the north of the city, the mayor said. The National Weather Service expects up to 3 inches, with the bulk falling during Monday's evening commute.

"The message right now is school is on," de Blasio said. "If we start to be concerned we will let people know."

He said if the city does decide it needs to close schools, he would try to make that decision Monday evening.

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Officials usually consult the Mayor's Office of Emergency Management, the National Weather Service, the City Sanitation Department and the City Transit Authority to decide if the city's students should get a snow day.

Any updates will become available on a number of city sites as the weather changes:

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

You can also subscribe to the New York City Patch newsletter to get updates in your inbox on New York City weather alerts, school closures and local stories.

Here's the weather forecast is detail, courtesy of the National Weather Service:

Monday
Rain before 1pm, then rain and snow. Temperature falling to around 33 by 5pm. Wind chill values between 25 and 30. North wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday Night
Snow, mainly before midnight. Low around 31. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. North wind 14 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Wind chill values between 25 and 30. Northwest wind around 14 mph.

Tuesday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 31. Wind chill values between 25 and 30. West wind 6 to 11 mph.

Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. West wind 5 to 9 mph.

Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.