Portlanders have spent the afternoon trudging through the snow or curling up inside, waiting for freezing rain and the icy roads that will follow. They won’t have to wait too much longer. The next band of precipitation is stalled over the Salem area,

After a snowstorm hit much of the Portland metro area on Thursday, multiple school districts elected to close schools on Friday. Read online:

Snowflakes started falling across the Willamette Valley this morning — dusting roads, plants and backyard furniture with white flurries. As cold weather moves across the state, much of Oregon is under winter storm or weather warnings from the National Weather Service through Friday.

The National Weather Service has issued an ice storm warning for the Willamette Valley through early Friday. Follow our live updates.