A spring storm brought a lot of snow in the Sierra Nevada and rain in parts of the San Francisco Bay Area, with more storms expected this week. The total of seven days of snow has exceeded 3 feet (.9 meters) in some mountainous areas since Saturday, said the Central Sierra Snow Lab of UC Berkeley. “We have a little plenty of April! said on Twitter the research station in Soda Springs. Mount Mammoth in eastern Sierra reported a foot (30 cm) of fresh snow. The resort said it will remain open for skiing and snowboarding until Remembrance Day. COAST RECOGNIZES A MAN JUMPING IN THE CARNIVAL MARDI GRAS CRUISES Lake Tahoe resorts also reported heavy snowfall. Drivers heading to the mountains are advised to be careful due to the slipperiness. Parts of Northern California, including the bay area, could see rainstorms for much of the week thanks to a erratic weather pattern delayed in the area, the National Weather Service said. In this photo provided by the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, a snowplow removes snow from Mammoth Mountain in Mammoth Lakes, California, on Friday, April 15, 2022. (Peter Morning / MMSA via AP / AP Newsroom) The welcome rainfall could help slow the start of the fire season, but it will do nothing to alleviate the state’s drought, Matt Mehle told the San Francisco Meteorological Service. Hawaii APPROVES PROHIBITION ON SHORT-TERM HOLIDAY RENTS OUTSIDE AREA AREAS “What this rain is doing is bringing moisture and allowing the grass and the finer fuels to grow and turn green,” Mehle told the San Francisco Chronicle. “It will alleviate fire concerns, at least in the short term.” Rainy spring weather follows an extremely dry winter that leaves California facing another year of drought and limited water supplies. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT FOX BUSINESS Sierra Nevada snow, a key part of the water supply, was just 30 percent of the April 1 average, the date at which it historically peaked, the California Department of Water Resources said earlier this month.