Cooler temperatures and more rain in March helped some regions in the state. But forecasts reveal persistent drought and ...

A view of the California drought map as of April 10, 2025.

This year’s wet season washed away the last of far Northern California's drought woes — at least for now. It's the first time since 2019 the area was out of drought in late March, toward the end of ...

California reservoirs are expected to continue rising through the spring as snowmelt supplements the water levels.

which shows elevated drought coverage compared to normal, in areas of Southern California into Texas. There’s also a second area of drought across the Northern Plains and upper Midwest that’s ...

Although Tuesday fell just short of a third year in a row above 100%, together the past three years represent most bountiful three-year period for the Sierra snowpack in 25 years. The last time there ...

With drought, climate change and overuse of the Colorado River leading to increasingly dire conditions in the West, the federal Bureau of Reclamation is looking at fallowing as a way to cut water use.

In 1991, California was experiencing its “worst drought since the Dust Bowl,” with Lake Tahoe water levels and Tahoe-area snowfall at an all-time low, according to ski news website SnowBrains.com.

This year’s wet season washed away the last of far Northern California's drought woes — at least for now. It's the first time since 2019 the area was out of drought in late March, toward the ...

While farthest Northern California is out of drought, other parts of the state were in drought in late March 2025. Areas is yellow (unusually dry) to dark red (severely dry) are in various levels ...