Snowpack holding up well despite dry month, as forecasters look to February

by Tony Hicks, Bay City News January 25, 2022January 25, 2022

Snow blankets trees along a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada in 2017. Weather observers say that the state's snowpack is about 111 percent of normal thanks to strong December storms, and they hope February holds more in store. (Photo by tdatu/Flickr)

Despite California having a mostly dry January, snow depth and snow water content “is looking good and still running above average for this time of year,” the National Weather Service in Sacramento said in a weekend tweet.

Despite seeing a dry January the snow depth and snow water content in the Sierra is looking good and still running above average for this time of year. #CAwx pic.twitter.com/GCES3ZqoA5

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