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.

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, ...

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.

In Southern California, portions of Interstate 5, near and including the stretch known as “the Grapevine,” were closed due to snow and low visibility. (Jae C. Hong/AP) ...

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.

Winter is off to a promising start for California water managers. A handful of storms in late fall and over the holidays primed the state’s mountains with a solid base of snow, with such high ...

California’s water from the snowpack is at 104 per cent of its normal level, after starting the year at 28 per cent, the UC Berkeley Sierra Snow Lab reported on Monday.

Up to three feet of snow was forecast for the Sierra Nevada and other higher elevations, less than a week after tornadoes battered parts of the state. More than 18,000 customers were without power ...

California issued its earliest snow advisory in the past 20 years with an alert early this week for residents in the Sierra Nevada, according to the National Weather Service. From Sunday to Monday ...

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 ...