Here’s how snow and ice are impacting Whatcom County on Thursday

Lynden and Lynden Christian schools were open with a two-hour delay and buses on snow routes. Bellingham Christian canceled classes Thursday after initially posting a two-hour late start.

Northwest Indian College was closed Thursday.

Western Washington University was open but warned of limited parking from the foot of snow that had fallen around Bellingham in a series of storms since Sunday.

Whatcom Community College canceled classes before 10 a.m. and Bellingham Technical College canceled classes that end by 10:10 a.m.

Temperatures in Whatcom County rose above freezing on Wednesday for the first time since Feb. 3 as a slow thaw began after four days of snow and a cold, hard wind that knocked out power, caused crashes and closed schools across Western Washington.