Almost half of California is considered to be in moderate drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor
The most recent U.S. Drought Monitor data, released Thursday, show that about 48% of California is in moderate drought. That’s up from 34% a week ago.The data were compiled Tuesday, so the figures do not reflect moisture from Southern California’s most recent storm. Northern California, which is generally farther behind seasonal precipitation norms, received little benefit from that storm, which primarily dampened the southern and central parts of the state.
Although the reservoirs are in good shape from previous wet years, drought in the mountains of Northern California bodes ill for agricultural and municipal water users in Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley. The winter snowpack in the Northern Sierra feeds California’s major reservoirs, which provide water for large parts of the state.
The system is expected to be cold, since it is hooking into air from northern Canada, but the colder air will not arrive until Sunday and Monday. Snow is possible over the higher peaks.A low-pressure system makes its way down the West Coast as the subtropical jet stream stays to the south of California.
Lisa Phillips, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard, sees the low-pressure system staying close to the coast but picking up some moisture, although lacking the subtropical moisture associated with this week’s system.
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