4 days ago · Back-to-back atmospheric rivers have dumped buckets of rain across Northern California, filling its rivers to the brim and beyond. The Russian River spilled over its banks in Sonoma County, and...

5 days ago · Within the past five days, Bay Area rain totals added up to 17 inches on Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, 10 inches in Bodega Bay, 9.5 inches in Napa Valley, and nine inches in San Carlos,...

5 days ago · More rain is expected to fall in San Francisco as the week progresses, according to a rainfall map created by NWS Bay Area meteorologists. According to the map, the Bay Area could see up to an ...

5 days ago · Back-to-back atmospheric rivers have dumped buckets of rain across Northern California, filling its rivers to the brim and beyond. The Russian River spilled over its banks in Sonoma County, and in the far reaches of the state, Lake Shasta, a key marker of the state’s overall water levels, has nearly filled up.

Feb 23, 2024 · Satellite images released by NASA shows the lake forming in the Badwater Basin over several months, starting last year when Tropical Storm Hilary dumped a furious 2.2 inches of rain on Aug. 20,...

Nov 26, 2024 · Record rainfall from bomb cyclones and atmospheric river storms brings much-needed relief to drought-stricken reservoirs.

Lake-effect rain, or bay-effect rain, is the liquid equivalent of lake-effect snow, where the rising air results in a transfer of warm air and moisture from a lake into the predominant colder air, resulting in a fast buildup of clouds and rainfall downwind of the lake. [1]

Nov 25, 2024 · Lake Casitas, a Ventura County reservoir, reached full capacity in April for the first time in more than 25 years, while Big Bear Lake hit its highest point in over a decade. More rain is...

6 days ago · The weather service issued a winter storm watch beginning Thursday morning and lasting through Friday morning in the Lake Tahoe area. Between 6 and 18 inches of snow are expected to fall below ...

Feb 19, 2024 · In the last six months alone, Death Valley has gotten an astonishing 4.9 inches of rain, creating an ephemeral lake that is now deep enough to kayak in.