In a typical year, California mountains are largely snow-free at this stage in the summer, with some exceptions at higher elevations. This, however, has not been a typical year.

"Snow-water equivalent" is the depth of water that would cover the ground if the snow cover was in a liquid state," according to the weather service.. GRAPHICS: See how drenched California is ...

In fact, the study found that the reflectivity of snow — also known as albedo — declined as much as 71% when it fell onto burned areas, leading to fewer snow-covered days.

Parts of California have been covered by unusual amounts of snow in recent days – including at Yosemite Park, where up to 15 feet have led to its closure since Saturday.

The extent of the snowfall that has carpeted California in recent days has been captured in a U.S. snow cover map. The map shows snowfall blanketing California and other parts of the southwest.

California Snow Map Shows Areas Getting Up to 15 Inches. Published Nov 14, 2024 at 6:48 PM EST Updated Nov 14, ... She has covered climate change and natural disasters extensively.

In Northern California, a dusting of wet snow coated Twin Lakes State Beach in Santa Cruz and Pebble Beach in Crescent City. ... Snow covers palm trees in Rancho Cucamonga on Feb. 25.

Tiffany Slaton, a Georgia woman who went missing for weeks while hiking in California's Sierra Nevada, was found alive inside a cabin that was inaccessible to vehicles due to the snowpack.

More snow and rain are expected in California as many across the state work to recover from back-to-back bouts of winter weather that knocked out power to thousands and brought many roads to a ...

In a typical year, California mountains are largely snow-free at this stage in the summer, with some exceptions at higher elevations. This, however, has not been a typical year.

Additional snow accumulations through Friday of 4 to 10 inches, with locally higher amounts around 12 to 15 inches over the ...