All of the data collected from the flights are sent back to weather centers to compile and compare, ultimately improving storm predictability and forecasting.

The United States Air Force Hurricane Hunters made a stop in Sacramento to update how flying into atmospheric rivers can lead to a better understanding of them.

The normal rainfall amount for this point in the water year is 11.72 inches, she said. The above-average rainfall totals come in the wake of atmospheric river systems that have dumped rain on ...

Drought conditions in California improved after a series of atmospheric river-fueled rain storms swept through the state.

In Southern California, between 1 and 3 inches of rain fell in the Los Angeles Basin, Mike Wofford, a meteorologist for the ...

The idea is to send the balloons up with a radiosonde and a GPS to track the whereabouts of the balloon to understand pressure and wind patterns during an atmospheric river. "Is this storm going ...

The 2025 water year took a big step forward in February after atmospheric rivers delivered rain and snow to California.

Here’s a look at rain and snow totals since a storm fueled by moisture from an atmospheric river moved over Northern ...

Mudslides, flooding downpours and feet of mountain snow were unleashed across California as the biggest storm so far this ...

After an unusually dry January where most of Northern California went without rain for 27 days in a row, the storms have come ...