{"id":554766,"date":"2026-03-30T19:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T19:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/554766\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T19:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T19:44:10","slug":"unprecedented-march-weather-leads-to-shorter-tahoe-ski-season-record-breaking-heat-across-the-bay-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/554766\/","title":{"rendered":"Unprecedented March weather leads to shorter Tahoe ski season, record-breaking heat across the Bay Area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) &#8212; Record-breaking warmth in March has left San Francisco basking in summerlike temperatures and the Sierra Nevada with bare slopes, prompting early ski resort closures and concerns about fire danger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Beautiful sun. No rain. Last year, it was raining and pouring,&#8221; said Shireen Abbasi, a Los Angeles resident visiting the Bay Area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">RELATED: <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/post\/bay-area-braces-historic-march-heatwave-first-advisory-issued\/18718730\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Here are some ways to prepare as record-breaking March heat hits the Bay Area<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">In Tahoe, social media images show snowless runs. Some are calling it the region&#8217;s worst or shortest ski season. &#8220;There&#8217;s no skiing, no snowboarding. Really sad, unfortunately,&#8221; Abbasi said. Thomas Miller of San Bruno described the conditions as &#8220;really perplexing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The National Weather Service said San Francisco experienced an unprecedented heat wave this month. &#8220;It&#8217;s like summertime already. Did we have spring? I don&#8217;t think so,&#8221; said South Bay resident Roth.<br class=\" \"\/><br class=\" \"\/>RELATED: <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/post\/bay-area-heat-wave-timeline-record-setting-hot-temperatures-march-coming-region\/18720977\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TIMELINE: Unprecedented heat wave hitting Bay Area with record-setting March temperatures<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;It&#8217;s been an unusually warm month of March,&#8221; said NWS meteorologist Joe Merchant. Last March, downtown San Francisco saw more than 3 inches of rain and an average temperature of 61 degrees. This March, the average temperature has been nearly 72 degrees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Merchant said the city reached 80 degrees only once last March, compared with at least six times this year. The warm, dry conditions have already fueled fires, including a weekend brush fire in Napa Valley that sent smoke across the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;These warmer temperatures and dry conditions are problematic as we head into fire season for sure,&#8221; Merchant said. He added that a strong El Ni\u00f1o pattern is expected by summer.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA hsDdd DbOXS oklLN GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/abc-news-live-local-watch\/11513295\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Now Streaming 24\/7 Click Here\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR WAUrb hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/11518842_247-NOWSTREAMING_1280x720.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 KGO-TV. 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