We've been getting our share of chilly air here in the city, but this December dry spell hasn't exactly done much for the base on the slopes up in the Sierras. In fact, the complete lack of winter weather around Lake Tahoe (and the rest of the country, it seems) has gotten so bad it made national news last night. NBC Nightly News, with Lester Holt sitting in for Brian Williams, brings us Mike Taibbi's report, with a cameo from Squaw Valley CEO Andy Wirth: more ›

Monday's wet spot may have dried up today, but don't get too comfortable with the brief return of the Indian Summer. According to the AP's weather team, we've got another wet, blustery storm on the way. The storm is expected to annoy the Bay Area with "nuisance floods" and umbrella-inverting gusts up to 30 mph starting this evening and making for a very soggy commute tomorrow morning. While we're sure that will suck on the way to work, there is one shining ray of hope for winter sport enthusiasts: the storm could bring up to a foot of snow to the Sierras and Lake Tahoe. more ›

Right off the bat, let's clear the air: Enough with the snow sites, people. After posting about cutesy isitsnowinginsfyet.com on Thursday, our inbox has been bombarded with other similar snow-update sites. Snow's now a thing. It's this month's bacon-cupcake-KUSF-Dolores Park-cookies-dangling-from-a-window-in-Egypt story over which editors get damp. We get it. But enough. No one likes a winker. And, yes, we're culpable of promoting snow as a twee news item, but... stop. Please. We can't post all the adorable, minimalist sites about whether or not frozen water will fall from the sky. more ›

Bored at work today, Mission Mission reader Sean C. created a timely site that asks, "Is it snowing in San Francisco yet? " Brilliant use of unflinching, stark minimalism, Mr C.! more ›

A snow icon on our weather app? The mind boggles. So, sadly, we did not wake up this morning to a snow blanketed city. When will we get it? Who knows. The National Weather Service predicts: "Friday night: A chance of rain showers before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Snow level 600 feet...Little or no snow accumulation expected." more ›

Now, after forecasters predicted snow might not hit San Francisco this season, the Chronicle claims that it could fall as early as Thursday morning. "Thursday evening, not Friday evening, is now the target time for wet whiteness to start dropping on the region as an Alaskan cold front sweeps in," Kevin Fagan coos. "The first flakes are supposed to fall in the North Bay, but by Friday afternoon, people in downtown San Francisco could well be gawking at them as well." more ›

You know how we said it might snow later this week? Well, it probably won't happen. "Talk began swirling today that snow could drop on San Francisco for the first time in 35 years, but forecaster Bob Benjamin said that while snow will more likely fall at elevations lower than last weekend, it is too soon to anticipate flurries in the city," report BCN (via SF Appeal). " 'We're not forecasting snow in San Francisco at this time," Benjamin said. "I'm not saying that it won't happen.' " Pft. more ›

Although sunny and bright this morning, downtown San Francisco may see its first real snowfall in over 30 years this week. (!) "Forecasters say the temperature in San Francisco Bay area will drop into the 30s on Friday and Saturday nights," reports Associated Press. "That likely means snow at higher elevations and could even bring snow to downtown San Francisco." A big treat for those of us, like your SFist editor, who have only experienced real-life chilly snow a handful of times. [SF Examiner] more ›

Fun storm, eh? OK, not really. It's cold. Very cold. Cold for San Francisco, anyway. And more cold weather and showers will be in our future. Also, there's lots of now in the Sierras, snow in the Santa Cruz Mountains, and, for those of you who ski, Tahoe would be ideal this weekend. more ›

While our friends to the East (Chicago et al.) suffer through extremely cold weather and worse news puns, we San Franciscans have grown downright snarky about our sudden burst of glorious warmth (it’s going to be near the 70s for the next week). more ›

If you're like us and you've seen snow actually fall only but a fistful of times in your life - it sure looked magical falling gently outside our hotel suite's window in Northstar earlier this year! - you might be a bit perplexed at all this blizzard bellyaching. (It seems to be snowing a lot on the other coast. People are nutting over it, and rightfully so.) Michael Black's time-lapse video, however, puts it all in perspective. Beginning yesterday and ending at 1:30 a.m. today, his video shows 32 inches of snow falling in Belmar, NJ in a short span of time. Yikes, that sure looks chilly. more ›

For your afternoon relaxation, all ye who are stuck in the office (probably hungover) during this dreadful slow week: A video of some foxes outside in the snow, shot by a guy in south London who clearly has a lovely piece of property in back of his house. They kind of remind us of Maru, the hoppity cat who loves boxes. [via Laughing Squid - music by Airport 85] more ›

A new and alarming study out of U.C. Davis projects that snowfall in Tahoe will decrease by a third in the next forty years, and by two thirds by the end of the century, assuming humankind continues to ignore climate change trends. Researchers from Davis and U.S. Geological Survey completed the study recently, which is one of the most detailed and comprehensive projections of its kind to be done on the localized level. more ›

Turns out that all the miserable weather we've endured lately isn't miserable enough. Despite an abundance of snowfall in the state, there still is not enough water in the frozen Sierra Nevada range to ease drought conditions. Up to 60% of California's water is contained in the Sierra snow. "What we're finding this year is really pretty close to last year," said Frank Gehrke, chief of snow surveys for the California Department of Water Resources. And the water content of the snow was only 85% of normal. Somebody, please, rain on my parade! (Amy Crocker) more ›

After last night's brisk chill, a winter weather advisory was issued for the East Bay Hills, Santa Cruz Mountains, and Diablo Range after -- get this -- snow fell in the Bay Area early this morning. Danville, Milpitas, other parts of the East Bay and the Santa Cruz Mountains all saw some snow touch the ground. more ›

"Inside the ice cave" by Darwin Bell, who was just up in Tahoe, where he captured the above shot. Local mountains, by the way,are covered in snow. So this is the weekend to, like, go sledding and stuff. more ›

It looks like it snowed right here in San Francisco yesterday and last night. Can you believe it? According to reports the snow was white, fluffy, and cold to the touch. more ›

Bundle up, folks. The entire Bay Area is expected to freeze over starting tomorrow. In addition to the anticipated rainfall and ninth-circle-of-hell cold weather, the weather service suggests that that snow levels could drop "as low as 2,000 feet on Saturday and Sunday and possibly as low as 1,500 feet by Monday." That is to say, areas in the Santa Cruz Mountains and the North Bay hills could be affected by snowfall, so anticipate road closures. Check back at Weather Underground throughout the weekend for up to the second forecasts. (Temperatures could dip as low as the high 30s. God help us all.) more ›

Ride your bike at the San Francisco Zoo without fear of ejection or arrest on the BikeAbout tour. more ›

Patrick Frost, 35, and Christopher Gerwig, 32, of San Francisco are still nowhere to be found since reported missing since reported missing last Saturday night at Alpine Meadows, just north of Lake Tahoe. Described as "expert skiers," Frost and Gerwig were last seen on Saturday morning at an Alpine Meadows bar "listening to advice about different outlying areas to ski." more ›

Surely looking to turn us all into latter-career, Catalina-vacationing Natalie Woods, it looks like the rain will fall down (and wake our dreams) and won't stop until god knows when. Flooding, high winds, high tides, airport delays, glacial weather, and mass hysteria are all expected to bring us some mid-winter cheer. more ›

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Yesterday's near perfect weather is now but a sepia-toned memory. Reports of a strange, icy substance, often referred to as "snow," is falling on Mount Diablo, Mount Hamilton in Santa Clara County, Mount Hamilton, and (any minute now) Mount Tam. It's also blanketing the eerie Santa Cruz Mountains, resulting in the closure of Highway 9. It looks like many of you will have to take Highway 17. If you dare. more ›

(Look at us, getting all PETA on you with that headline. Gross.) more ›

What with last week's and (and presumably this week's) manic storm activity, John Vlahides at 71Miles reports that this week is week to play hooky. Reporting that the Sierra Crest is "dumping over ten feet of feather-light snow," why not take a day or three off of work to head up to higher altitudes and frolic in the cold? more ›

Can you believe it's been a year since James Kim died in the Oregon mountains? We're very sorry to pass along the news that another Northern California family is missing in what we're hoping is not going to be another family holiday tragedy story. more ›

SFist interviews Kenneth Ryan, Prop Master of the San Francisco Ballet more ›

Let's hope no oil tankers crash into the Bay Bridge this week -- Gavin's out of town again, this time bundled up for snow as he campaigns for Hillary Clinton in Iowa. Not quite as temperate in the middle of the country right now as it was in his last two vacation spots this month -- guess Gavin still owes the Clintons for backing him in 2003 against non-Democrat Matt Gonzalez, huh? more ›

Reporting from the snow-dappled streets of Chicago, it's your American Football Spectacular preview for this Saturday night's battle at The Stick as The Queen City's feline football franchise comes to town. more ›