National Weather Service Weather Forecast And Ski Area Update Thursday, November 21, 2019 | Sacramento, CA Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Grooming the snow at Mt. Rose ski areaCourtesy of Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe We depend a lot on weather forecasters. Their work is more complex now than it was years ago. By this time in November, Northern California has almost always had some amount of rainfall. But wait, it’s coming. That’s according to National Weather Service meteorologist Craig Shoemaker. He’ll give us the short range forecast, including the Thanksgiving holiday long weekend. We’ll also hear from Mike Pierce from Mt. Rose ski area in Nevada.