More snow expected

COEUR d'ALENE - The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the area until 4 p.m. today, with several inches of snow expected and possible freezing rain.

The warning says 3-7 inches of snow could accumulate in the valley areas through this afternoon, with a possibility of rising temperatures turning the precipitation into rain.

Possible periods of freezing rain could lead to very hazardous road conditions, the warning states.

A deepening low pressure system is likely to cause prolonged precipitation lasting until Thursday at the earliest, with a 40 percent chance of snow or rain.

The chance of precipitation will fall to 20 percent by Friday, and remain there over the weekend. Friday is expected to be partly sunny, but clouds will move in Saturday and are expected to persist through Monday.