A bit of a climactic comeuppance

We have been having a relatively dry and mild winter -- there was a week of arctic temperatures (my pipes froze) but that has been it for the last couple months. Looks like we will be getting slammed with the same cold temperature that the rest of the US are enjoying. From today's Special Weather Statement:

A marked cooling trend is expected from Monday through Wednesday of next week, as an air mass with origins in the Yukon spreads into Western Washington Via the Fraser River Canyon.

The more notable temperature drop will begin on Monday and continue through Wednesday, with the coldest weather expected around the middle of next week by Wednesday.

Temperatures will run about 15 degrees under normal readings for early February over the lowlands, this means that morning lows around Wednesday and Thursday should range from the mid teens to lower 20s, While high temperatures in the 30s should be common.

Windy Fraser outflow conditions will also develop late Sunday and continue for much of next week. This pattern results in brisk Northeast winds from Sumas and Bellingham out past the San Juan Islands, with wind gusts in excess of 40 MPH common.

Wind and cold temperatures could result in wind chill values in the single digits.

Just wonderful -- I was planning to start pruning the fruit trees this weekend or next but it may be put off for another week or two. Need to get started on this -- they have been untouched for two years and need serious attention. The valley we live in runs straight North/South so we catch the brunt of the Fraser River fronts.