Santa Ana winds increased Monday morning, prompting Gas & Electric to began a new set of Public Safety Power Shutoffs across the county, affecting just under 1,000 customers with the potential to reach over 80,
Forecasters say weaker winds will hit on Saturday night and Sunday, and that there will be no relief until the county gets rain.
It feels a bit like deja vu but Southern California is stuck in a weather pattern that has consistently brought the threat of powerful Santa Ana winds and fire danger.
This weekend's cool temperatures and higher humidity are expected to give way to more Santa Anas and a new red flag warning Monday.
Firefighters continue to fight fires in Los Angeles as strong winds returned to the region, spurring on a new fire near San Diego.
San Diego County has slipped back into severe drought conditions, with a new round of Santa Ana winds and critical fire weather conditions exacerbating the risk for wildfires to spread rapidly. NOAA is predicting below average rainfall for the Southern California region through the month of January.
Nearly two weeks after the start of two of the most devastating wildfires to hit the Los Angeles area, Southern California is under an extreme fire risk warning again.
Southern California is on high alert as the National Weather Service warned of a "life-threatening and destructive" windstorm in the Los Angeles area Tuesday. Why it matters: The threat is moving south Wednesday,
Forecasters say the moisture will do virtually nothing to tamp down the threat of wildfires in a region starving for rain.
Santa Ana winds are expected to pick back up before the week is over. However, this round is not expected to be as powerful as Tuesday’s.
The NWS San Diego CA issued an updated high wind warning at 9:43 p.m. on Sunday valid from Monday 8 p.m. until Tuesday 8 p.m. The warning is for San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire,
Strong Santa Ana winds are hitting fire-ravaged Los Angeles on Friday morning, but the winds will relax later in the day and the red flag warning will end Friday night.