Regional

November 7, 2019 – Dry and mild weather weather pattern continues into next week. Discussion Broad anticyclonic flow around the offshore upper ridge has brought some scattered high clouds into the region. A gradual eastward shift of this ridge is likely with heights being roughly 1 to 1.5 standard deviations above average. This will support […]

November 6, 2019 – Dry and mild weather weather pattern continues into next week. Discussion A large area of high clouds continues to spill southward into NorCal ahead of a weak short-wave trough moving across the PacNW. The clouds are resulting in milder temperatures early this morning with current readings ranging from the upper 20s […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif.November 5, 2019 – Election results from the following counties in CA Assembly District 1 will be posted here as available. District 1 is composed of these or parts of these counties: Butte Lassen Modoc Nevada Placer Plumas Shasta Sierra Siskiyou November 5, 2019 at 8:08 PM First results from Placer County: Elizabeth […]

November 5, 2019 – Nevada County 4104-C Strike Team left on October 25th for the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County. At the time, the fire was at 21,900 acres and 5% contained. The team is being demobilized right now and will return to their fire stations today. These past 10 days these firefighters did some […]

November 5, 2019 – Smoke may be seen on the Foresthill Divide, near the Seed Orchard and further up the hill near Humbug Ridge, where Tahoe NF performed prescribed burns during the past month. Stumps and other larger fuels were still smoldering after the burns and dead needles that came off trees during the wind […]

November 5, 2019 – Western Gateway Park in Penn Valley is a community hub of sports, nature, entertainment and many picnics and get-togethers. With electricity available at several of the sites, it was a natural choice that a solar array be installed at the park. It was a natural fit that California Solar Electric Company […]

November 5, 2019 – Dry and mild weather weather pattern continues through the week. Generally light winds are expected for at least the next week. Discussion Other than a few high clouds cresting the offshore ridge, skies remain clear across the region early this morning. Winds remain generally light other than some locally gusty northeast/east […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif. November 4, 2019 – The latest series of power shutoffs is behind us, time to talk about what went right, what went wrong and how we can do better as a community next time. Join us on Friday, November 8th, from 6:00 – 9:00 pm at the Grass Valley Veterans Memorial Hall […]

November 4, 2019 – Dry and mild weather pattern with no major wind events expected for at least the next week. Discussion Little change in the pattern over the next week as the persistent ridge remains along the West Coast. This will continue dry weather with warm, above average, daytime temperatures and cool nights. A […]

November 3, 2019 – The 4-month Predictive Service outlook calls for warmer and drier than normal conditions in the North Ops region through February 2020. Very dry conditions remain in place across the region as November begins. There are hints of a large-scale pattern change to more low pressure in the eastern north Pacific beginning […]

November 3, 2019 – Sierra Roadwork Schedule Sunday through Saturday, November 3, 2019 – November 9, 2019.   LONG-TERM PROJECTS State Route 49 (Placer County) from the I-80/SR 49 interchange to Dry Creek Road: Construction began June 17 on a $40.5 million project in Auburn. The project will rehabilitate existing pavement and drainage, improve operational […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif, November 3, 2019 – What a week! It seemed much longer than usual, here are a few photos to sum it all up. Sunday another Red Flag Day Sunday, charging APCs at a friend’s house Sunday The Community Resource Center at Sierra College Sunday, the Dorsey Fire Monday, Three Forks owners learned […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif. November 2, 2019 – The 2019 Bridge of Giving takes place this Sunday, November 3rd, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm on the old 49’er Bridge on the South Yuba River between Nevada City and North San Juan. Says organizer Pamela Morey, “As you know the Food Bank was there for the […]

November 2, 2019 – Dry and mild weather pattern with no major wind events expected for at least the next week. Discussion Cool temperatures are being observed across interior NorCal this morning, though temperatures are just slightly warmer than this time yesterday. Morning low temperatures are expected to once again fall below normal with the […]

NEVADA CITY Calif.November 1, 2019 – Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon conducted a swearing in ceremony for new hires and promotions for her leadership team. Nevada County is the first county in California and possibly in the country to have both a female Sheriff and Undersheriff. Congratulations to all and thank you for your service. […]

PLACERVILLE, Calif. November 1, 2019 – Incident Commander Kevin Breitwieser has declared that the Caples Fire is now 100% contained and in patrol status at 3,435 acres. There has been almost no change in fire size since October 18. The extreme wind event on October 26 that prompted a public safety power shutoff was a […]