After California began the year with a dismal snowpack that measured just 25% of average, the amount of snow in the Sierra Nevada has grown but remains small for this time of year.

Persistent periods, or 10 consecutive years, of low-to-no snow could arrive in California by the 2060s. In other parts of the western U.S., persistent periods don’t emerge until the 2070s.

Many areas in California have been walloped with significant amounts of snow in recent days, an unusual occurrence for a state that’s unaccustomed to harsh winters. Palisades Tahoe in the Sierra ...

Snow blankets huge swaths of California, and experts say that's great news amid drought. Here's how and why officials measure snow in remote regions.

Last year's snow deluge in California --, which quickly erased a two decade long megadrought -- was essentially a once-in-a-lifetime rescue from above, according to a new scientific study.

The 2023 snow deluge in California, in many ways, could be seen as good thing. Before it occurred, the state had been suffering from prolonged drought conditions. As a result, ...

Last year’s snow deluge in California, which quickly erased a two-decade-long megadrought, was essentially a once-in-a-lifetime rescue from above, a new study found.Don’t get used to it ...

Monday’s study says with climate change the 2023 California snow bonanza, which was a record for snow on the ground on April 1, will be less likely in the future. Last year’s heavy snow edged ...

Snow has engulfed mountainous regions of California in the past week, shutting down long stretches of roadways, closing Yosemite National Park and burying many communities.

It didn’t last. In 2014, the drought became California’s worst in 1,200 years. Tahoe made more fake snow than usual to fill up the ski lifts. The state trucked 26 million migratory salmon to ...

In other California snow-related news, NWS Hanford shared satellite imagery that shows the stark contrast between Sierra Nevada snowpack in April compared to August.