BELLINGHAM, Wash. – The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Chill Advisory for western Whatcom County including Bellingham.
Point Roberts and the San Juan Islands can also expect extremely cold winds causing dangerous conditions until 10 a.m. Thursday, December 22nd.
Wind combined with lows in the single digits could produce wind chill temperatures as low at 15 below zero.
Overnight warming shelters are open through tomorrow night, Thursday, December 22nd, in Bellingham at the Civic Field locker rooms and up in Ferndale at the United Church on Washington Street.
You can find all the details on warming centers in Whatcom County here.
Road conditions are a mixed bag around Whatcom County.
Main thoroughfares are mostly or at least partly clear.
Some stretches remain snow-packed and icy.
Snowplow crews are still out working on the roads, so drivers should give crews plenty of space to do their work.
They have specific priority routes that initially get the bulk of the attention.
Top priority routes are cleared followed by secondary routes.
Residential streets are the last to be plowed and are addressed once priority routes are cleared.
Whatcom Transportation Authority buses are running on regular schedules during this wintry weather, but they may be delayed at times.
But riders should be aware that buses will by-pass bus stops marked with a snowflake on the sign during snowy or icy conditions.
They should head to the nearest stop without a snowflake marking to be sure they’re picked up.