Chicago appears poised for a snowstorm that could bring at least six inches of snow to the city beginning New Year's Eve through Thursday morning.
The National Weather Service is warning that about an inch of snow could fall Tuesday night, beginning about 7 p.m., the Chicago Tribune reports.
A winter weather advisory is in effect for the area from 2 p.m. Tuesday until 10 a.m. Wednesday. Snow is expected to continue through New Year's Day and a total of between three and six inches could fall, according to CBS Chicago.
The stormy forecast, accompanied with the bitter cold, means the roads will be icy, visibility low and taxis will be in even higher demand on New Year's Eve, ABC Chicago notes. In order to encourage revelers to avoid drinking and driving, the CTA is again partnering with Miller Lite to offer penny rides on buses and trains from 10 p.m. Tuesday through 4 a.m. New Year's Day.
If drivers do hit the roads, officials are urging them to keep emergency kits, blankets and cables in their vehicles, according to NBC Chicago.
Meanwhile, Monday's 13-degree high temperature was not only the coldest day on the books so far this season in Chicago -- but it was also colder than all but one day all last winter in the city, the Chicago Weather Center reports. The high on New Year's Day is expected to reach the lower 20s, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
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The National Weather Service is warning that about an inch of snow could fall Tuesday night, beginning about 7 p.m., the Chicago Tribune reports.
A winter weather advisory is in effect for the area from 2 p.m. Tuesday until 10 a.m. Wednesday. Snow is expected to continue through New Year's Day and a total of between three and six inches could fall, according to CBS Chicago.
The stormy forecast, accompanied with the bitter cold, means the roads will be icy, visibility low and taxis will be in even higher demand on New Year's Eve, ABC Chicago notes. In order to encourage revelers to avoid drinking and driving, the CTA is again partnering with Miller Lite to offer penny rides on buses and trains from 10 p.m. Tuesday through 4 a.m. New Year's Day.
If drivers do hit the roads, officials are urging them to keep emergency kits, blankets and cables in their vehicles, according to NBC Chicago.
Meanwhile, Monday's 13-degree high temperature was not only the coldest day on the books so far this season in Chicago -- but it was also colder than all but one day all last winter in the city, the Chicago Weather Center reports. The high on New Year's Day is expected to reach the lower 20s, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
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