In Whatcom County an alternate heat source should be required. In December 2006 my wood stove was mighty nice when it dropped to 23 one of the nights we didn't have power.

We rent, have central heat, also have a fireplace but we can never use it due to our rental agreement........ eff that, if we have multiple days long without power I will use that fireplace that is in great shape and send pictures to the homeowner and property management showing them how to heat a home without spending money!!!

Given the -ENSO/+QBO/-PDO state, I'd be very surprised if the PNW did not score at least one arctic blast this winter. The strong PV does somewhat concern me, but I'm still confident that this winter won't be a dud.

Dry weather and sun is always enjoyable in the winter.

It seems apparent we need to get through at least the next 10 days and maybe we see retrogression or the pattern resets. Then again the models could look very different in 4-5 days. 00z ECMWF in 14 minutes Night Shift 6z GFS in 4 hours 27 minutes