California needs more snow accumulation to bolster 2026 water supplies, officials say
California has ample reservoir storage and rainfall, but Sierra Nevada snowpack is roughly half last year and 50–71% of average, risking future water supply uncertainty.
Bay Area weather: No rain is forecast through Christmas - Is it time to worry about drought?
An atmospheric river hit Washington and Oregon while California remains unusually dry, risking an extended early-winter dry spell and weak Sierra snowpack.
