Weather & Climate

Fernando Bizarro, left, collects sandbags from an emergency distribution center to prepare for an upcoming storm, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in San Francisco.

California prepares for flooding; Midwest hit with snow, ice

January 4, 2023, 1:03pm Nation & World

A major winter storm approached California on Wednesday causing crews to rush to clear storm drains in preparation for flooding and strong winds, as parts of the Midwest dealt with snow, ice or tornadoes, and the South recovered from severe weather overnight. Read story

In this photo provided by the California Department of Water Resources, forecasting chief Sean de Guzman, second from right, and engineers work the measurement phase of the first media snow survey of the season at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. The snowpack in California's mountains is off to one of its best starts in 40 years, officials announced Tuesday, offering hope that the drought-stricken state could soon see relief in the spring when the snow melts and flows into reservoirs that provide water for drinking and farming.

California snowpack off to great start amid severe drought

January 4, 2023, 8:14am Nation & World

The snowpack covering California’s mountains is off to one of its best starts in 40 years, officials announced Tuesday, raising hopes that the drought-stricken state could soon see relief in the spring when the snow melts and begins to refill parched reservoirs. Read story

City of Vancouver snow plows are out in the streets clearing thoroughfares on Friday but roads are still hazardous.

CRESA asking residents for data on storm damage

January 3, 2023, 1:59pm Clark County News Free

Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency is collecting information about property or business damage from last month’s winter storms to determine if the area will receive federal disaster funding. Read story

Skiers speed down a ski slope with artificial snow in the middle of a snowless field, at 1600 meters above sea level, in the alpine resort of Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year.

Alpine slopes face snow shortage in unseasonably warm winter

January 3, 2023, 8:22am Nation & World

Much of the Alps just don’t look right for this time of year. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm winter weather in Europe’s central mountains are allowing grass to blanket hillsides across the region, causing headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white. Read story

Weather Eye: Occasional rain and breezy conditions through week

January 3, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News

The New Year came in rather uneventfully with a high and low temperature close to seasonal averages. And guess what? No rain either. Not too shabby. Read story

California keeps wary eye on flooding after powerful storm

This Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, photo released by Caltrans District 3, shows Sierra highway back open but chain controls remain in effect as crews clean up in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. California was drying out and digging out on New Year's Day after a powerful storm brought drenching rain or heavy snowfall to much of the state, snarling traffic and closing highways.

January 2, 2023, 8:11am Nation & World

Residents of a Northern California community were ordered to evacuate ahead of imminent flooding, and evacuation warnings were in place elsewhere in rural parts of the region on New Year’s Day after a powerful storm brought drenching rain or heavy snowfall to much of the state, breaching levees, snarling traffic… Read story

Weather Eye: 2022’s extremes: High of 101 degrees, low of 21

Happy New Year! The past year featured several weather events causing extremes in temperatures, rain and snowfall. I’ll share a brief review of the highlights as recorded at Pearson airfield, the official weather station for Vancouver. Read story