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While the short-term expectation is a less active and shortened recreation season, there may be a better chance of precipitation in late summer.

California’s peak average snowpack has decreased ad is melting fast than usual, causing concern over increased wildfire risk.

Lake Oroville has the potential to reach its full capacity of 900 feet, due to the high levels of snowfall from 2023 and 2024.

The Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting Program measures the annual snowpack volume in the Pacific Northwest, a critical water resource stored for uses such as agriculture and fisheries.

In a collaborative effort for better snow prediction, scientists are upgrading a well-known climate model to simulate sunlight reflection on snow.

A potent storm pushed snowpack levels above normal across Colorado.

The lake's shores were dusted with white following recent wintry weather. It wasn’t snow, but thousands of polystyrene beads.

A storm brought wintry weather and the first significant snowfall of the season to the Rocky Mountains.

Nine atmospheric rivers dropped feet of rain and snow across California and the West Coast from late December to mid-January. The deluge caused deaths, landslides and flooding, but improved the drought situation across a large chunk of the western United States.

Flood risk across California is growing, partly thanks to storms producing more rain than snow. The updated Central Valley Flood Protection Plan plots a path to better flood management and infrastructure, especially in the most vulnerable communities of the Central Valley.