[PHOTOS] Over 15" Fresh Snow Blankets 14,179' Mount Shasta, CA, on August 24, 2024

Mount Shasta, CA, on August 24, 2024. Credit: Robin Kohn via Mt. Shasta Fun Guide (shared with permission)

While Palisades Tahoe and Mammoth Mountain received a dusting in the last couple of days, Mount Shasta received almost 16″ of fresh snow. Meteorological Fall is still a week away. It’s still summer.

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California’s Mount Shasta, standing at over 14,000 feet, will see 12-18 inches of snow tonight as the state’s first snowflakes of the year fall across NorCal’s tallest peaks, mostly above 8,000 feet.

The High Sierra in Yosemite could see its earliest snowfall in over 20 years. pic.twitter.com/21UpvOri9d

— Colin McCarthy (@US_Stormwatch) August 23, 2024

Over one inch an hour during its peak. Credit: OpenSnow

The storm started early Friday morning and continued until late Saturday afternoon. On Saturday morning, at its heaviest, over 1 inch an hour fell.

Winds gusted up to 70 mph, temperatures dropped to 11ºF, and snow was as low as 6,900 feet.

15″ of snow for Mount Shasta, CA. Credit: OpenSnow

It’s the first time since 2004 that California has seen snow in August, and with temperatures not expected to rise much in the next week, it could stay for a while.

Are you tempted to get your skis out of storage?

Winter is coming.