California’s snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountains is lower than it should be, spurring concerns that the state’s water supply might suffer once the dry season arrives. Despite the poor performance, the snowpack is much better than in 2015, when the state saw one of its lowest snowpacks. … As of Monday, the snowpack was 88 percent normal for this time of year and 73 percent for April 1, a benchmark indicating how much water the state can expect to see from snowmelt. DWR officials warned that winter storms typically begin to taper off in March.

Other snowpack and weather news:

• Newsweek: Can California water levels recover after concerning low snowpack?​
• Freeskier magazine: State of the snowpack: Considerable danger lurks across the mountain West
• KSL (Salt Lake City, Utah): Southern Utah hits record low snowpack
• UC San Diego Today: News release: Improving risk estimates for extreme rain and snow
• San Francisco Chronicle: California spring weather has undergone an important shift