High winds, low humidity expected to fuel fires through the weekend: ‘Not looking good’
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High winds, low humidity expected to fuel fires through the weekend: ‘Not looking good’

LA Times  

Santa Ana gusts aren’t going anywhere, as meteorologists expect north-to-northeast winds to pick up Saturday night and continue into Sunday. L.A. County will get a short break from the winds Sunday night before they pick up again Monday through Wednesday, gusting from 25-45 miles per hour, officials said. The general duration of this is not looking good,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Rose Schoenfeld. While the dry weather is expected to last through the middle of the week, Schoenfeld said Thursday could potentially bring a respite, offering a small chance of rain and improving humidities.

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What are the Santa Ana winds that are fueling devastating fires across Southern California?
4 days, 19 hours ago

What are the Santa Ana winds that are fueling devastating fires across Southern California?

The Independent  

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After brief reprieve, gusty winds expected to return to Southern California on Sunday
5 days, 10 hours ago

After brief reprieve, gusty winds expected to return to Southern California on Sunday

LA Times  

Smoke from the Palisades fire envelopes the L.A. skyline with Dodgers Stadium in the foreground. Firefighters continue to battle multiple major wildfires across the region and much of Los Angeles County remains under a red flag warning through Friday night. Firefighters were hopeful the lull in the winds on Saturday would help them lay down fire lines and boost containment …

California’s Wildfires Show No Signs of Slowing Down
55 years ago

California’s Wildfires Show No Signs of Slowing Down

Wired  

On Tuesday, Santa Ana winds swept seaward through Southern California, scattering embers and then fanning flames of a growing wildfire. The fires turned catastrophic so quickly because of unusually dry and windy conditions: “Any little spark, whether from a lightning strike or a person or a campfire is going to quickly, quickly escalate,” says Jennifer Marlon, research scientist and lecturer …

Explained: How California's Santa Ana Winds are fuelling the Palisades Fire
1 week ago

Explained: How California's Santa Ana Winds are fuelling the Palisades Fire

India Today  

The Palisades Fire in Los Angeles erupted around 10:30 a.m., fuelled by powerful Santa Ana winds that the National Weather Service warned could be “life-threatening” and the strongest in over a decade. Santa Ana winds, common in Southern California during cooler months, are known for spreading wildfires. Here’s a look at the often-fierce winds that topple power lines and trees …

Another round of powerful, dry winds to raise wildfire risk across Southern California
1 week, 1 day ago

Another round of powerful, dry winds to raise wildfire risk across Southern California

Associated Press  

Forecasters warned Southern California could see a “life-threatening, destructive” windstorm this week, as powerful gusts and dropped humidity levels raise the risk for wildfires in parched areas still recovering from a recent destructive blaze. Gusts could reach 80 mph across much of Los Angeles and Ventura counties as winds intensify Tuesday into Wednesday, the National Weather Service said Monday. Areas …

Strong Santa Ana winds bring wildfire danger to Southern California for New Year’s Eve
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Strong Santa Ana winds bring wildfire danger to Southern California for New Year’s Eve

LA Times  

Firefighters fight a Santa Ana wind-driven fire in November in Camarillo. Santa Ana winds are expected to usher in dry wildfire conditions for Southern California on New Year’s Eve, according to the National Weather Service. “If you’re doing anything outside, be sure to bring a jacket.” A red flag warning is in effect for Tuesday and Wednesday for portions of …

Santa Ana winds fuel brush fire in Jurupa Valley, challenge crews fighting Franklin fire
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Santa Ana winds fuel brush fire in Jurupa Valley, challenge crews fighting Franklin fire

LA Times  

Fire crews responded to a brush fire that was threatening homes in Jurupa Valley on Tuesday night. Fierce Santa Ana winds returned to Southern California on Tuesday, prompting a red flag warning for wide swaths of Los Angeles and Ventura counties and fanning the flames of a Jurupa Valley wildfire that ignited around 8 p.m. Santa Ana winds started picking …

Wildfire season isn’t over in SoCal. Warm weekend followed by Santa Ana winds elevates danger
1 month, 1 week ago

Wildfire season isn’t over in SoCal. Warm weekend followed by Santa Ana winds elevates danger

LA Times  

The Mountain fire burns in the hillsides of Santa Paula on Nov. 7. An unusual warm weekend followed by dry conditions and gusty Santa Ana winds is expected to bring elevated fire danger to Los Angeles and Ventura counties next week. “We do have high confidence that the fire weather watches will be converted to red flag warnings,” said Carol …

Southland to see cooler temps, rain, snow this weekend, but riskier fire weather looms
2 months ago

Southland to see cooler temps, rain, snow this weekend, but riskier fire weather looms

LA Times  

Southern California will have a respite from hot, dry weather this weekend as colder temperatures sweep in — bringing with them the possibility of scattered rain showers and snow in the mountains. Warmer temperatures and Santa Ana winds are expected to return Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. In Los Angeles and Ventura counties, a wind advisory was in …

'All gone': Thousands told to evacuate as wildfire nears Los Angeles
2 months, 1 week ago

'All gone': Thousands told to evacuate as wildfire nears Los Angeles

Firstpost  

Fierce seasonal winds were casting embers up to three miles from the seat of the fire around Camarillo, with new spots burning on hillsides, farmland and in residential areas Inhabitants on dirt bikes look at the Mountain Fire’s plume and fire helicopters as it scorches acres, the wildfire fueled by strong Santa Ana winds, in Santa Paula, California, on November …

Hot, dry and dusty: When the Santa Ana ‘devil winds’ blow, Southern California takes cover
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Hot, dry and dusty: When the Santa Ana ‘devil winds’ blow, Southern California takes cover

LA Times  

There may be no weather pattern more iconically associated with Los Angeles than the Santa Ana winds. The Santa Ana winds are notorious for being hot, dry, and dusty — traits that have earned them the nickname “devil winds” — but the quality that really defines them is their direction. Explore the section To form the Santa Ana winds, the …

Fires spark across state as California heads into dangerous weekend of gusty, dry winds
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Fires spark across state as California heads into dangerous weekend of gusty, dry winds

LA Times  

Firefighters across the state were battling blazes Saturday in Oakland, Jurupa Valley, San Gabriel Canyon and Solano County amid a dangerous weekend of dry, gusty winds. According to a red-flag warning issued for Southern California, “if fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorable for rapid fire spread and extreme fire behavior which would threaten life and property.” In Northern and Central …

Cooler weather settles into the Southland, but fire risks remain
3 months ago

Cooler weather settles into the Southland, but fire risks remain

LA Times  

Climber Kevin Fentress belays down the high seaside cliff at Point Dome under overcast skies last month in Malibu. Those winds will transition into an offshore flow, creating in Southern California a “weak to moderate Santa Ana wind event,” said Rose Schoenfeld, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Oxnard. She warned Californians to “stay aware of their actions that can …

Santa Ana winds will whip across California, with power outages and downed trees likely
10 months ago

Santa Ana winds will whip across California, with power outages and downed trees likely

LA Times  

People bundle up while walking on the pier amid gusty winds in Huntington Beach in February. The National Weather Service issued wind advisories — including high wind warnings — from late Wednesday through Friday stretching from the northern Sierra to the Orange County coast, including the Sacramento Valley, the Mojave Desert, the mountains in Los Angeles County and much of …

First, dry Santa Ana winds and a red flag warning. Then get ready for rain
1 year, 2 months ago

First, dry Santa Ana winds and a red flag warning. Then get ready for rain

LA Times  

Santa Ana winds will sweep through Southern California on Wednesday and Thursday, heightening wildfire risk, according to forecasts by the National Weather Service, which has issued a red flag warning. Relative humidity Thursday is expected to drop to the single and low double digits, which, along with the accompanying Santa Ana winds, caused the agency to issue a red flag …

104-mph gusts recorded as Santa Ana winds wreak havoc across Southern California
2 years, 1 month ago

104-mph gusts recorded as Santa Ana winds wreak havoc across Southern California

LA Times  

The strongest Santa Ana winds of the year lashed Los Angeles and Ventura counties Wednesday, toppling semi-trucks, damaging electrical equipment and igniting a blaze in a pallet yard in Fontana. Santa Anas, easterly winds that develop because of high pressure over the Great Basin, such as the Nevada and Utah area, typically come in from the northeast and pass over …

Southern California braces for strongest Santa Ana winds of the year
2 years, 2 months ago

Southern California braces for strongest Santa Ana winds of the year

LA Times  

A red flag warning will be in effect starting Wednesday for parts of Los Angeles County, including the mountains, according to the National Weather Service. Southern California is bracing this week for what could be the strongest Santa Ana winds of the year, raising concerns around both fire dangers and cold temperatures, according to experts. Moderate Santa Ana winds are …

Another round of Santa Ana winds blowing into Southern California
2 years, 11 months ago

Another round of Santa Ana winds blowing into Southern California

LA Times  

With hair blowing in the wind, Theresa Johnson of Lake Tahoe has her photo taken at Griffith Observatory on Friday. Another round of Santa Ana winds was slated to arrive in the Southland on Tuesday, days after blustery gusts toppled trees and power lines and stoked brush fires in Sonoma County and Big Sur. The winds were expected to move …

Fire season still a threat to Southern California despite rains
3 years, 2 months ago

Fire season still a threat to Southern California despite rains

LA Times  

A vehicle sits in flood waters near the Russian River in Forestville, Calif. on Oct. 24, as an “atmospheric river” drenched the Bay Area. Record rainfall this week could mean the end of fire season for much of Northern California, experts said, but conditions in the Southland remain more tenuous, and the coming weeks could still bring fire danger. Southern …

PG&E warns of another power shut-off as Santa Ana winds continue
3 years, 3 months ago

PG&E warns of another power shut-off as Santa Ana winds continue

LA Times  

Cleanup efforts are underway after powerful winds swept through Southern California Monday night, toppling trees, stirring up dust storms and causing power shut-offs for thousands. Pacific Gas and Electric began issuing a weather “all clear” in some locations following Monday’s shut-off, which affected about 24,000 customers in portions of 23 counties, from Santa Barbara County north to Shasta County. Wind …

Santa Ana winds and critical fire weather are headed for Los Angeles
3 years, 3 months ago

Santa Ana winds and critical fire weather are headed for Los Angeles

LA Times  

Strong winds catch an umbrella Zachary Pruett, 10, was putting it away at Castaic Lake Lagoon last July. Weather forecasters are predicting wind gusts as strong as 40 mph are possible over the western Los Angeles County mountains, the Santa Clarita Valley in the next couple of days. The threat of fire weather continued to plague California on Monday as …

Strong, potentially damaging winds possible for L.A. region early next week, forecasters say
3 years, 11 months ago

Strong, potentially damaging winds possible for L.A. region early next week, forecasters say

LA Times  

Damaging gusts and waves could affect east-facing harbors such as Avalon and Two Harbors on Catalina Island. Strong, potentially damaging Santa Ana winds are forecast for Southern California from Monday night into Wednesday, the National Weather Service said. Winds could gust from 60 to 80 mph, and possibly higher, the weather service said, with red flag fire conditions almost a …

Santa Ana winds will bring extremely dangerous fire conditions and power shut-offs this week
4 years, 1 month ago

Santa Ana winds will bring extremely dangerous fire conditions and power shut-offs this week

LA Times  

Weather forecasters are urging extreme caution as strong Santa Ana winds blowing through Southern California will bring very dangerous fire conditions and possible power shut-offs this week. A red flag warning for this “particularly dangerous situation” is in effect through Saturday for the mountains of Los Angeles and Ventura counties as well as the Santa Clarita Valley, the National Weather …

Damaging Santa Ana winds are on tap for Monday in the Los Angeles region, forecasters say
4 years, 2 months ago

Damaging Santa Ana winds are on tap for Monday in the Los Angeles region, forecasters say

LA Times  

Damaging Santa Ana winds could cause power outages, downed power lines and felled tree limbs on Monday, the National Weather Service said. “That cold, dry and dense air will align with ridgetop wind direction from the northeast — the typical Santa Ana direction — and sync together to tighten the surface pressure gradient,” said Eric Boldt, a meteorologist with the …

La Niña may signal scant relief from California’s seemingly endless loop of hot, dry weather
4 years, 3 months ago

La Niña may signal scant relief from California’s seemingly endless loop of hot, dry weather

LA Times  

After a brief interlude of mild temperatures Saturday, a warm-up is forecast to begin Sunday as upper-level high pressure builds into California, the National Weather Service said. California just recorded its hottest September on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the state looks to be stuck in a nearly endless loop of hot, dry weather. Dry, …

Santa Ana winds pose extreme fire danger amid record heat and dry conditions across Southern California
6 years, 3 months ago

Santa Ana winds pose extreme fire danger amid record heat and dry conditions across Southern California

LA Times  

The hot dry Santa Ana winds can fuel wildfires in Southern California, but they start as a cool breeze over a Nevada desert. But for as fast as the blaze moved, firefighters said it could have been so much worse if the Santa Ana winds had been blowing. Santa Ana winds pose a fire danger every year. “If we see …

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