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Matthew Pfab 🇺🇦

@matthewpfabwx.bsky.social

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Aspiring meteorologist, freelance with Live Storms Media, host of Western Washington Weather on YouTube, amateur landscape photographer. Posts about weather in the Pacific Northwest & around the US. #wawx

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Matthew Pfab 🇺🇦 @matthewpfabwx.bsky.social · 6h

It certainly felt like fall tonight! Take a look at the alpenglow on a freshly snow-covered Mount Rainier, and the silhouette of the Olympics, finally without wildfire smoke! #wawx #drone

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Matthew Pfab 🇺🇦 @matthewpfabwx.bsky.social · 11h

Power outages on the Kitsap Peninsula and gusty north winds (25-30 mph) across the Puget Sound area, especially near the water! Big waves at some north-facing shorelines too! #wawx

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Matthew Pfab 🇺🇦 @matthewpfabwx.bsky.social · 18h

Cool & Dry as October Arctic Air Moves Through Western WA
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Cool & Dry as October Arctic Air Moves Through Western WA

YouTube video by Western Washington Weather

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Matthew Pfab 🇺🇦 @matthewpfabwx.bsky.social · 1d

Same here!

Matthew Pfab 🇺🇦 @matthewpfabwx.bsky.social · 1d

Lightning in Federal Way! Saw the flash to my north, then heard thunder! #wawx

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Matthew Pfab 🇺🇦 @matthewpfabwx.bsky.social · 1d

🌧️🌧️ Pretty easy to see where the showers have set up this afternoon & evening! Areas around Seattle, Bellevue, Redmond, and parts of the Kitsap Peninsula have received 0.5-1.3". Some localized flooding is possible in some of these areas, so be aware! #wawx

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Matthew Pfab 🇺🇦 @matthewpfabwx.bsky.social · 1d

Multiple thunderstorms ongoing over the Kitsap Peninsula as of 5:30 PM Sunday. Be aware of lightning, heavy rain, gusty winds, and small hail! #wawx

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Matthew Pfab 🇺🇦 @matthewpfabwx.bsky.social · 1d

Quite a line of heavy cells with embedded thunderstorms this afternoon, currently stretching from near Allyn on the Kitsap Peninsula to Arlington in Snohomish County! Lightning reported near Vashon Island & near Redmond! #wawx

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Matthew Pfab 🇺🇦 @matthewpfabwx.bsky.social · 1d

Looking NE from Federal Way around 4:10 PM at a line of strong cells stretching from the Southern Kitsap Peninsula to Snohomish County! #wawx

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Matthew Pfab 🇺🇦 @matthewpfabwx.bsky.social · 1d

Lightning strike over northern Vashon Island at 4 PM as a strong area of cells develop! #wawx

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Matthew Pfab 🇺🇦 @matthewpfabwx.bsky.social · 1d

"Arctic Air" in October: Unusual Pattern Ahead for Western WA
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"Arctic Air" in October: Unusual Pattern Ahead for Western Washington

YouTube video by Western Washington Weather

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Matthew Pfab 🇺🇦 @matthewpfabwx.bsky.social · 1d

It's 20% contained, but the upcoming snow will likely end it!

Matthew Pfab 🇺🇦 @matthewpfabwx.bsky.social · 1d

Also, first snow of the year at @snoqualmiepass.wsdot.wa.gov!! #wawx

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Matthew Pfab 🇺🇦 @matthewpfabwx.bsky.social · 1d

❄️❄️ And there it is...the first snow of the season begins in the Cascades! Pretty nice at Paradise so far, and just starting to accumulate on non-road surfaces on Stevens Pass! #wawx #winter #snow

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Matthew Pfab 🇺🇦 @matthewpfabwx.bsky.social · 2d

I am in GREAT company getting my Covid and flu vaccines this year!! Thank you, President Trump, for setting a great example by getting your vaccinations!

Now THAT is Making America Great Again!!

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d

Trump got a Covid vaccine today.

Matthew Pfab 🇺🇦 @matthewpfabwx.bsky.social · 2d

Drone Over Yachats: The Gem of the Oregon Coast
#orwx #PNW #drone

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Drone Over Yachats: The Gem of the Oregon Coast

YouTube video by Western Washington Weather

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Matthew Pfab 🇺🇦 @matthewpfabwx.bsky.social · 2d

Interesting potential southward-moving Convergence Zone on Sunday afternoon/evening. NAM on left, HRRR on right. Stay tuned for more on this...thunder & heavy rain, plus a big wind shift possible with this! #wawx

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Matthew Pfab 🇺🇦 @matthewpfabwx.bsky.social · 3d

First Mountain Snow & Chilly Temperatures in Store for Weekend
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First Mountain Snow & Chilly Temperatures in Store for Weekend

YouTube video by Western Washington Weather

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Matthew Pfab 🇺🇦 @matthewpfabwx.bsky.social · 4d

Rain & Mountain Snow Bringing an End to Fires as Fall Arrives
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Rain & Mountain Snow Bringing an End to Fires as Fall Arrives

YouTube video by Western Washington Weather

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Matthew Pfab 🇺🇦 @matthewpfabwx.bsky.social · 5d

Excited to share that I've uploaded my first drone video! This was from August at Semiahmoo in Whatcom County. As a recently licensed FAA Part 107 pilot, this is a new thing for me, but expect to see more soon, and be sure to subscribe!! #wawx #drone #pnw

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Semiahmoo in Summer: An Aerial Perspective

YouTube video by Western Washington Weather

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Matthew Pfab 🇺🇦 @matthewpfabwx.bsky.social · 5d

Rain, snow, and cold temperatures are here as fall weather arrives in earnest! Check out my latest video for all the information! #wawx

Matthew Pfab 🇺🇦 @matthewpfabwx.bsky.social · 5d

Fall Weather is Here! Mountain Snow & Widespread Rain Ahead
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Fall Weather is Here! Mountain Snow & Widespread Rain Ahead

YouTube video by Western Washington Weather

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Matthew Pfab 🇺🇦 @matthewpfabwx.bsky.social · 5d

Fall Weather is Here! Mountain Snow & Widespread Rain Ahead
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Fall Weather is Here! Mountain Snow & Widespread Rain Ahead

YouTube video by Western Washington Weather

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Matthew Pfab 🇺🇦 @matthewpfabwx.bsky.social · 6d

Big Weather Transition Ahead…Quick Update!
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Big Weather Transition Ahead…Quick Update!

YouTube video by Western Washington Weather

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Matthew Pfab 🇺🇦 @matthewpfabwx.bsky.social · 6d

🌡️➡️🥶 MAJOR COOLDOWN!!

After highs reached the low 70s to low 80s across Western WA & OR on Tuesday, a significant cooldown is ahead as a new pattern emerges, with Wednesday's highs dropping all the way to the upper 50s to low 60s. Stay tuned...lots of weather ahead! #wawx

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Matthew Pfab 🇺🇦 @matthewpfabwx.bsky.social · 6d

I mean it for the mountains!! Stay tuned for more updates on it!