Heavy Rain and Mountain Snow Lingers in California; Winter Storm Impacting the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

An atmospheric river will wind down through today across California with lingering heavy rainfall, heavy mountain snow, and gusty winds. A wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow will cause hazardous travel conditions for the Great Lakes into the northern Mid-Atlantic and southern New England today through Saturday morning. Areas of tree damage and power outages are possible. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Sat, Dec 27, 2025 at 12:24:31 am PST

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Winter Storm Warning for NE California and the Tahoe Basin until 10pm tonight. Winter Storm Warning for Mono county goes until 1am Saturday.

SN❄️W-MG! Here's a look at snowfall totals from the last 72 hours (as of 11am this morning). Hitting the snow in the backcountry? 🏂⛷️ Make sure to check out the Sierra Avalanche Center or Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center websites for current avalanche danger.

Heavy mountain snow and strong winds will maintain very difficult to impossible travel in and across the Sierra through Friday. Drier weather should allow for improving travel conditions this weekend, but be sure to stay up to date on road conditions by visiting CalTrans QuickMap and NV Roads.

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