The latest Santa Ana winds will return Monday, with the strongest gusts expected Monday night into Tuesday morning, as Los Angeles fires continue to burn.
Southern California will experience cooler and breezy temperatures over the weekend before another Santa Ana event develops early next week.
National Weather Service offices across Southern California are warning residents of an increase in weather conditions that are conducive to rapid fire growth. Meteorologists are most concerned about conditions from Monday afternoon through Wednesday morning when winds will be at their peak and relative humidity will be low.
Another round of fire weather could last for much of next week in Southern California, bringing new dangers as Pacific Palisades, Altadena and surrounding communities struggle to assess the damage of devastating wildfires earlier this month.
On Saturday at 8:57 p.m. the NWS San Diego CA issued a high wind watch valid from Monday 8 p.m. until Tuesday 8 p.m. The watch is for San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire, San Bernardino County Mountains,
The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for Los Angeles and parts of Ventura County through Thursday evening, meaning that conditions for wildfires will be at their highest thanks to low humidity,
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What are California’s Santa Ana winds?
Santa Ana winds in Southern California are often-fierce winds that topple power lines and trees and can turn a spark into a raging wildfire.
The winds fueling Southern California wildfires form when a high-pressure system develops over the Great Basin in Utah and Nevada
The winds will come and go, with the strongest gusts expected early next week, especially next Monday night and into Tuesday, forecasters said.
Things will remain relatively calm for the weekend, but "a difficult to resolve weather pattern" begins early to mid-next week, the NWS said.
The region's coastal slopes and foothills will be most at risk Tuesday into Wednesday, National Weather Service meteorologist says.