Winter weather returned to the Sierra and Sacramento overnight, adding fresh snow to California’s strained “frozen reservoir” and light rain to the Valley floor — modest totals for now, but part of a pattern that could intensify in the days ahead.
Rainfall totals across the capital region generally stayed under a third of an inch through 10 a.m. Wednesday, according to National Weather Service data.
Sacramento International Airport recorded 0.23 inches. Sacramento Executive Airport measured 0.16 inches, while downtown Sacramento logged 0.12 inches. Carmichael saw roughly a quarter-inch, while Elk Grove recorded lighter totals…