Discover surprising facts behind winter's fascinating phenomenon, including how some cities you'd never expect have seen snow and why snow can sometimes appear blue or pink. The first snow of the season struck the midwest this weekend, and more snow is on the way for the north in the next few days while freeze warnings hit the south. Snowfall patterns are shifting as the climate warms, with many regions already seeing declines These shifts impact water supply, ecosystems, winter recreation and hydropower generation View the latest daily ski report, snowfall history, and season snowfall. These data are unofficial and provisional
Zip codes (where available) of observations will be included in text files after october 7, 2008. Use the snow today interactive data viewer to explore current various aspects of snow conditions and how they compare to past years Each snow season, our scientists write monthly data analyses examining how snow conditions are changing across the western united states. Snow, the solid form of water that crystallizes in the atmosphere and, falling to the earth, covers, permanently or temporarily, about 23 percent of the earth’s surface. It’s the first and early taste of winter for many across the us.
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