NWS Addresses Concerns that Lesser Snowpack in the West Will Impact this Summer’s Wildfire Season The NWS has allayed concerns about the lack of snowpack at lower elevations and how this can impact this summer’s wildfire season in a post on Facebook: We’ve been hearing people talking about the lack of low elevation snow this year compared to last year and how that could lead to bad fires later this year. Here are some of […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 13, 2020 0 Comments
NWS Warns of Dangers of Deadly ‘Roofalanches’ as Atmospheric River Barrels Down on the Sierra Nevada The National Weather Service issued a warning Wednesday about the dangers of so-called “roofalanches” as an atmospheric river barrels down on the snow-covered Sierra Nevada, reports SFGate. Related: NOAA: Winter Storm Warning Issued For California | 2-5 FEET of Snow Above 8,000ft Today – Thursday The likelihood of deadly roofalanches — the sudden release of snow from rooftops — increases when […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 14, 2019 0 Comments
NWS: El Nino Does Not Guarantee a Wet Winter for California and Is Little Help in Predicting Snow El Nino: Recent Science and Forecast For Winter 2018-2019 This post was first published on the NWS Reno Blog SUMMARY POINTS (tl;dr)… 1. EL NINO DOES NOT ALWAYS MEAN A WET WINTER FOR CALIFORNIA! Warming of the tropical Pacific Ocean with El Nino (or cooling with La Nina) is one of the only predictable features for seasonal (beyond 1-2 months) […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 28, 2018 0 Comments
NWS: Most of the US Will be Wetter During Mid-June | Great for Reservoirs and Wildfire Risk According to the NWS, the majority of the United States, with the exception of the PNW, can look forward to a higher than average chance of a wetter mid-June. The 4 corners (CO, UT, AZ, NM) are in an exceptional/extreme drought, so welcome rain will be great for the reservoirs and to quell the wildfire risk. Even Las Vegas and […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 9, 2018 0 Comments
NWS: NorCal Reservoirs in Good Shape Thanks to Great 2016/17 and Average 2017/18 Precipitation While Sierra snowpack was below average this spring, NorCal reservoirs are sitting fairly full heading into the summer. This is due to a wet 2016-2017 winter and near average Sierra precipitation this past winter. Weather WeatherBrains | June 6, 2018 0 Comments
Miracle March? Not 1991 but the NWS are Calling it Good Enough! March came in like a lion and will go out like a lamb as dry and warmer conditions are expected this week, posted NWS Reno Nevada. March had a pretty miraculous turn around in just a few weeks where we saw substantial increases in Sierra snowpack and snow water equivalent (liquid content of the snow). Not quite the original “Miracle […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 30, 2018 0 Comments
NWS: Precipitation Highly Likely in Northern California Next Week | Snow at Higher Elevations The wet season may not be entirely done with us yet, forecasts the NWS. It looks like most of the United States has a greater than average possibility of precipitation, and even more likely in the North West, over the next week or two. Odds are increasing the potential for rain and high elevation snow late next week across Northern California. […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 30, 2018 1 Comment
SnowBrains Forecast: Major Storm for Front Range as Colorado Low Spins Up NWS estimated snow totals. Source: maps.weatherbell.com Forecast Summary A major snowstorm is headed for Colorado, with feet of snow expected along the Front Range through Friday morning. This storm starts up pretty innocently, with some light snow across the mountains Tuesday night through Wednesday afternoon. During this period temperatures are relatively warm, with low snow:liquid ratios keeping snow totals modest. This […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 13, 2024 0 Comments