I’m also from the snowy upper-Midwest and laughed when we first moved out here at the terror a couple of inches of snow brought.
Two inches of snow becomes an inch of ice real quick in Seattle. Add in the hills, and minimal sanding/plowing capabilities, and I learned real quick that this is a whole different thing than what I grew up with.
In another week it will be back into the 50’s I think. They do an okay job on the main roads after a day, and with a 4x4 it isn’t a problem. Do have to plan different routes than normal to avoid the steep, unplowed roads.
In my decades in Seattle, I remember cold snaps running 3 to 4 weeks, and in the winter of 2008 it ran for months.