Some parts of the Bay State could get up to a foot of snow this week as a series of weather systems make their way through the region, according to the National Weather Service. High elevation regions like the Berkshires and northern Worcester County have upwards of a 50% chance of seeing a foot of … Read more
Maybe it’s Old Man Winter crying and howling because Bill Belichick is leaving. The precipitation just won’t quit this week, as the next storm is set to blast the region from Friday night into Saturday. The potent system will be the third storm to hit the Bay State within a week. The intense storm with … Read more
Cars drive through the fresh snow at Tahoe Donner, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. Andrew Chamings/SFGATE California Highway Patrol has closed Interstate 80 off to westbound traffic in Truckee after snowy conditions caused multiple collisions and spinouts over Donner Summit on Saturday, the agency announced. Closures are impacting westbound traffic in Truckee and at the Nevada state … Read more
The sun sets above Truckee, Calif., near Lake Tahoe, on Friday, March 10, 2023. San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst N/San Francisco Chronicle via Gett Lake Tahoe snow totals have been so low that some anxious locals on Reddit have joked about making offerings to snow gods in hopes of fresh powder. But those prayers may soon be answered, … Read more
Is there about to be a run on bread and milk at the grocery store? Forecasters are keeping a close eye on a possible major winter storm that may pound the region with “significant plowable snow” over the weekend. The nor’easter could dump more than 6 inches of snow on parts of Massachusetts, according to … Read more
FILE – Snowcapped mountains against sky during sunset, Yosemite National Park, Calif. Juan Pablo Jim/ 500px/Getty Images Yosemite National Park is expecting plenty of snow for the last few days of 2023. On Thursday, the National Weather Service announced a winter advisory warning for the Sierra Nevada, including Yosemite National Park. The weather service warned … Read more
FILE: Maui, Hawaii. Brandon Colbert/Getty Images Several coastal areas in Hawaii are under a brown water advisory after high surf reached roadways, potentially bringing animal feces, pesticides, pathogens and a brew of other unwanted debris into the islands’ normally pristine ocean, according to Hawaii’s Clean Water Branch division of the Department of Health. Multiple advisories were … Read more
On Wednesday, Caltrans announced the closure of one of its Sierra roadways as the region expects snow to ring in the new year. By noon, the agency closed part of Highway 89, which passes through the Sierra Nevada near Lake Tahoe. The highway is closed from the junction of Highway 395 in Mono County to the … Read more
Travelers headed home for the holiday season might be frustrated by the current SFO ground stop issued by the Federal Aviation Administration. A winter storm is expected to bring rain throughout Wednesday afternoon and evening to the region. At 8 a.m., the FAA declared a ground delay at SFO “due to low ceilings.” The solid … Read more
There are 80 miles of rugged coastline at Point Reyes National Seashore, and when it comes to debris found on the beach, there’s some weird and occasionally deadly stuff. Sometimes that stuff leaves more questions than answers, according to those who work at Point Reyes. The vast park, located just north of San Francisco in … Read more
