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Snow is forecast for the higher elevated areas of central California on Nov. 23-26, 2024.
As California's wet winter has given way to warmer spring weather, the state's record snowpack has begun to melt.. Though the accumulated snow still measures 249% of normal as of April 18, new ...
DWR data shows that levels had increased significantly in the Sierras after the storms. In the Northern Sierra, the snowpack was up to 81% of its historical level on Feb. 11.
Donner Pass, a stretch of road 7,088 feet above sea level in Nevada County, California, was hit with 80 inches of snow over the weekend as the state battled one of its most historic snowstorms.
Parts of Southern California could see snow starting early Wednesday at elevations as low as 1,500 feet, and even lower in parts of Northern California, some forecasters said.
Snow levels will lower on Friday and will dip to around 2,500 feet in the central Sierra Nevada and to around 3,000 feet or so in the Transverse Mountains and Coast Ranges in Southern California.
The amount of snow received at weather stations varies substantially from year to year. For example, the annual snowfall at Paradise Ranger Station in Mount Rainier National Park has been as little as 266 inches (680 cm) in 2014-2015 and as much as 1,122 inches (2,850 cm) in 1971–1972.
Snow levels will be at 4,500 to 5,000 feet, the weather service said. Friday will bring more strong wind gusts as well as moderate to heavy rain and heavy to very heavy snow, the agency said, with ...