How much rain and snow fell in Sacramento and Tahoe this time? Here are updated totals
UPDATE: Find the latest snow and rain totals for Sacramento and Tahoe here in our Wednesday update.
Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023:
More rain hit the Sacramento area early Tuesday morning when a thunderstorm swept through the region. Here’s the latest rain and snow totals:
Sacramento rain totals
On Jan. 9, the overall total for Sacramento was 1.32 inches, putting the city over its normal for January, with a total of 4.48 inches of precipitation this month.
According to the National Weather Service, here’s how much rain fell over the region in a 24-hour period as of 11:30 a.m. Tuesday:
Sacramento: 0.33 inches
Sacramento International Airport: 0.30 inches
Morrison Creek: 0.20 inches
Arcade Creek: 0.32 inches
Rancho Cordova: 0.24 inches
Sacramento Mather Airport: 0.41 inches
Fair Oaks: 0.31 inches
El Dorado Hills: 0.41 inches
Citrus Heights: 0.40 inches
According to the seven-day forecast, more rain is expected Tuesday. “A chance of showers and thunderstorms” is predicted in the afternoon, according to the weather service.
Sierra snow totals
Roughly 1 to 2 feet of snow fell across the Sierra Nevada in the past 24 hours, said Katrina Hand, a weather service meteorologist.
The UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab, near Donner Pass, observed 9.3 inches of new snow in a 24-hour period ending around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Below are more snow totals as of 5 a.m. Tuesday, Hand said:
- Bear Valley: 1.5 feet
- Kirkwood: 1 foot
- Sugar Bowl: 0.83 feet
The seven-day forecast is predicting more snow fall throughout the day. An additional 1 to 3 feet of snow is predicted to fall Tuesday, according to the weather service.
Road closures are expected in the mountain and chain controls are in place, Hand said. Travel mountain conditions will be dangerous.
This story was originally published January 10, 2023 at 1:06 PM with the headline "How much rain and snow fell in Sacramento and Tahoe this time? Here are updated totals."