California snowpack

Palisades Tahoe has broken its record for the most snowfall since the year 2000.

Palisades Tahoe has broken its record for the most snowfall since the year 2000.

The consecutive storms that have battered the Sierra Nevada have added up to huge gains in California’s snowpack and it appears researchers are finding more than just snow, they’re finding traces of microplastics.

The consecutive storms that have battered the Sierra Nevada have added up to huge gains in California’s snowpack and it appears scientists are finding more than just snow, they’re finding traces of microplastics. Christie Smith reports.

New numbers continue to show California Sierra snowpack is dropping along with the state’s groundwater but why is that important? Chief Meteorologist Jeff Ranieri explains.

Raj Mathai speaks with snowpack expert Dr. Andrew Schwartz from the Central Sierra Snow Lab to discuss if the season snow these past few weeks are helping with California’s drought and water supply.

Winter storm warnings were set to start going into effect along California’s mountainous eastern spine Wednesday as a new cold front approached.

Meteorologist Kari Hall has an update on an incoming storm and the weekend Microclimate forecast.

New readings showed the water in California’s mountain snowpack sat at 39% of average. That’s the lowest mark since the end of the last drought in 2015 and only the third time since 1988 that it’s been that low.

After consecutive dry months during what is historically the wettest time of year, California Department of Water Resources officials visited Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada Mountains for the final manual snowpack survey of the season.

While October and December had record setting Sierra snow and rain, January and February have proved to be dismal.

While October and December had record setting Sierra snow and rain, January and February have proved to be dismal.

The water contained in California’s mountain snow is now lower than the historical average after a January without significant rain or snow.

The National Weather Service in Sacramento tweeted Sunday that, despite California having a mostly dry January, snow depth and snow water content “is looking good and still running above average for this time of year.”

While there’s still a lot of work to be done, we have made some incredible headway on the California drought as extreme rain and Atmospheric Rivers slammed the Bay Area.

While there’s still a lot of work to be done, we have made some incredible headway on the California drought as extreme rain and Atmospheric Rivers slammed the Bay Area.

The Department of Water Resources Thursday conducted the first snow survey of the season at the Phillips Station off Highway 50 near Tahoe.

California’s mountain snow holds 160% of the water it normally does at the end of December

Rain and snow showers are falling in California in the first wave of a wet weather pattern that is expected to spread throughout the state and extend through Christmas

It’s going to be a very “White Christmas” in Tahoe. It’s expected to snow in the Sierra for the next week. Jessica Aguirre speaks with Kevin Cooper, a resort consultant for South Lake Tahoe on the snowy conditions.