December is kicking off with several more inches of snow predicted for the Chicago area just days after a record-breaking storm over the weekend marked the snowiest November day ever.
Between 2 and 4 additional inches of snow will have fallen by the time the storm systems move out, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Kevin Doom.
The incoming weather system is also apparently causing some delays and cancellations at Chicago’s two airports. As of about 5 p.m. Monday, there were 273 cancellations at O’Hare and one at Midway. Delays at O’Hare were about 40 minutes and at Midway about 25 minutes.
Snow started to fall across the Chicago area around mid-afternoon Monday, the weather service said.
“It’s mostly light to moderate snowfall, nothing like the other day,” Doom said.
At 2 p.m., a winter weather advisory went into effect until the predawn hours, Doom added.
The weather service cautioned motorists heading home Monday evening to “take it slow and keep a safe following distance” with the steady snowfall not expected to taper off until between midnight and 3 a.m.
Tuesday was expected to be “cold and dry through the day,” with no snow in the forecast and temperatures staying in the mid- to low-20s, weather service meteorologist Jake Petr said.
Saturday was the snowiest November day ever recorded in Chicago, according to the weather service. The storm dumped almost 9 inches of snow on parts of the city over two days. O’Hare reported 8.4 inches Saturday and 0.3 inches Sunday. Midway had 7.2 inches as of noon Sunday, according to the weather service.
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