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A series of storms is expected to drop snow at the lowest elevations of the season in California this weekend but meteorologists say it won’t do much to boost the scanty snowpack in the Sierra Nevada.Storms have already soaked Southern California with rain that will give way to strong winds and much cooler temperatures heading into the weekend.While the recent storms brought record rainfall and strong surf to the coast in the last weeks of 2023, they brought below-average amounts of snow to the mountains, putting the…

This story was originally published in Group Therapy, a weekly newsletter answering questions sent by readers about what’s been weighing on their hearts and minds. Sign up here to get it in your inbox.It’s that time of year again in Los Angeles. Just as we round the corner from the introverted days of winter and are graced with the briefest shimmer of sunny spring, the clouds roll in.I’m no meteorologist, but this May has seemed even gloomier than normal. An actual meteorologist, David Sweet of the National Weather…

From sea-level Eureka to lower hills in the Santa Cruz Mountains, residents across Northern California started seeing significant snowfall Thursday from a formidable winter storm, which forecasters warned will only intensify as it moves south over the coming days.In Southern California, early dustings of snow came to some lower-elevation communities and disrupted mountain roadways ahead of possible blizzard conditions.Though the storm may be novel for Northern California, it has the potential to be downright historic in…

After a powerful New Year’s Eve storm slammed the state, forecasters are warning Californians to prepare for another “brutal” weather system that could bring widespread flooding starting midweek. After a weaker storm that moved in Monday, forecasters are focused on an atmospheric river that’s expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds Wednesday and Thursday. In the Sacramento Valley and northern San Joaquin Valley, forecasters are expecting at least 2 inches of rain, with upward of 3 inches in some places. The…