Bellingham Technical College and Whatcom Community College are closed Monday, and Western Washington University delayed classes until 10 a.m. because of snow, according to campus alerts. Bellingham officials expected that city offices and services would be open.

Although there was no snow in downtown Bellingham Sunday afternoon, just a couple miles south near Lake Samish there was plenty, as the small community embraced the weekend’s winter blast. "I'm really excited,

The National Weather Service has placed western Whatcom County and western Skagit County under a winter weather advisory through 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3. Up to 4 inches of snow could accumulate during the two-day period,