Wildfire season may be year-round in California, but some regions are under higher threat of wildfires in the coming months than others.

The KCRA 3 weather team updates this index every day to help you track the changing risk of wildfires for four different regions.

Snow cover duration was just above the twenty-fifth percentile of the 25-year satellite record. Snow albedo, also known as snow brightness, started low in early April and decreased throughout the ...

There are also growing concerns unseasonably warm spring temperatures throughout April are leading to accelerated snowmelt.

Another spring week, another California storm looms. Tranquil weather is expected to continue in the Bay Area through Thursday, but increasing clouds Friday afternoon will signal changes to come for ...

Monte Smith of Gold Country Sport Fishing reported continued solid trolling for both king salmon and rainbow trout. Friday’s ...

The National Weather Service said that heavy snow was expected in Montana, near Pryor and along the northern Bighorn ...

In the midst of a dry winter, images of the California wildfires struck fear in the hearts of Arizonans. Some cities are more ...

Last year someone proposed a new name for the Sutter Buttes, raising quite the response from those who live in the foreground of “the world’s smallest mountain range.” The outcome of that ...

A pattern shift toward cooler weather is forecast this week with a 10% chance or more for evening thunderstorms today through Saturday across Northern California, according to a release Wednesday ...

Hummingbirds are reaching the U.S.'s northernmost states as the small but mighty birds wrap up their spring migration season. Known for their impossibly fast wings and long, slender beaks ...

A bill allowing El Dorado County to use trained dogs and their handlers to chase away mountain lions like the ... his brother last year passed a California state Senate committee Tuesday.