NOAA forecasts heavy snow for parts of California, Oregon and Nevada
The gist
NOAA forecast a moderate risk of heavy snow at high elevations in the Klamath and Sierra Nevada mountains.
The forecast matters most to ski resorts and anyone watching early-season snowpack.
How it unfolded
- Nov 6, 2026NOAA's Climate Prediction Center published its U.S. Hazards Outlook Map for November 14 through 20, forecasting heavy snow for November 14 and 15 over a major part of Eastern and Northern California, a region of Southern Oregon and part of Western Nevada.
- Nov 14, 2026 –15, 2026A moderate risk of heavy snow was forecast at high elevations across the Klamath Mountains and the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
- Nov 14, 2026 –17, 2026A slight risk of heavy snow was forecast at high elevations across the Cascades and parts of the Northern Intermountain, Great Basin, and Central and Northern Rockies.
Key terms
- snowpack
- The accumulated snowfall of an entire season, layered and changing with temperature, weather and terrain.
- Cascades
- A major mountain range of western North America running from British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California.
Source: Wikipedia