>> RAIN IN THE BAY USUALLY MEANS SNOW IN THE SIERRA BUT IN AUGUST? WE ARE LOOKING AT HOW MUCH CAME DOWN AND HOW RARE THIS IS. >> DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE IN THE SIERRA? SNOW, YES, SNOW IS FALLING. >> FROM THE RADAR TO THE REAL DEAL, SATURDAY AUGUST 24th WE SAW A RARE SUMMER SNOW IN THE SIERRA, THIS IS THE VIEW FROM ONE OF THE CAMERAS AT PALISADES TAHOE, WE WILL CALL IT A DUSTING BUT A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW DID STICK AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. >> IT IS STILL TECHNICALLY SUMMERTIME AND YET HERE I AM IN BOTH OF MY JACKETS. >> THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME PALISADES TAHOE SAW AUGUST SNOWFALL SINCE 2004. >> WE ARE JUST ROLLING WITH IT, WE ARE READY WITH WHATEVER MOTHER NATURE IS GOING TO THROW OUR WAY. >> FURTHER SOUTH IN THE SIERRA, EVEN MORE THAN JUST A DUSTING, A QUICK LOOK AT THE CONDITIONS AT THE SUMMIT YOU MIGHT THINK IT IS THE MIDDLE OF WINTER BUT YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE WHERE THE RAIN TURNED INTO SNOW. WHILE SPECIAL, JUST A TEASE IF YOU ARE SITTING -- THINKING ABOUT THE SLOPES. >> UNFORTUNATELY WE WILL NOT BE OPENING BEFORE LABOR DAY BUT WE ARE OPEN FOR TRAM RIDES AS WELL AS