VIDEO: Schools closed, roads slick in Inland Northwest on Friday

Dozens of school districts across Eastern Washington and Idaho will be closed or delayed on Friday because of ice and poor road conditions following heavy snow.

Coeur d'Alene Public Schools, Post Falls, and Moses Lake are among the dozens of schools and districts that are closed today. The superintendent of Deer Park School District, which is closed, said the conditions are some of the worst he's ever seen.

Many parts of the Inland Northwest picked up the most significant snow so far this season. The heavy snow closed Snoqualmie, Stevens, and White Passes. The mountain passes will likely remain closed until Sunday due to snow and avalanche danger.

The significant snow arrived along a warm front. The front will warm things enough that snow is now rain on Friday. The warmup comes from a push of southwesterly wind.

Wind gusts will be strong enough at times that a wind advisory is in place throughout the day for much of the Inland Northwest. Wind gusts will top out near 55 miles per hour for much of the region.

The big story is what is to come. As wind dies down Friday night, skies will clear and temperatures will drop. Even low elevation areas will drop into the 20s. That means every place that has slush and standing water will freeze heading into the weekend.

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