California Snowpack Continues to Rise: Officials

In this photo provided by the California Department of Water Resources, forecasting chief Sean de Guzman, second from right, and engineers work the measurement phase of the first media snow survey of the season at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Calif., on Jan. 3, 2023. Kenneth James/California Department of Water Resources via AP

Snowpack levels in California continue to increase, after reaching their highest level in 40 years, in the wake of weeks of storms in December and January.

But, water officials reported that with a dry forecast ahead, more is needed to escape the state’s three-year drought.