The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the Southern California coast. The region sees about 10 Santa Ana wind events a year on average, typically occurring from fall into January. When conditions are dry, as they are right now, these winds can become a severe fire hazard.

(KWTX) -One of the major factors that made the January Los Angeles fires so devastating was the very strong Santa Ana winds. This week we are talking with Alex Tardy, the Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in San Diego,

The recent Southern California wildfires, whipped out of control by strong “Santa Ana winds,” erased peoples’ lives and memories in minutes. Rebuilding those communities will take years, even decades.

The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for most local areas. Live updates:Gusty, dry Santa Ana winds create 'worst-case scenario' for wildfire risk A more severe "particularly ...

“The winds underperformed today, but one more enhancement could happen tonight-tomorrow.” This round of Santa Ana winds was not expected to be as mighty as last week, but they could carry fire ...

With a northwesterly shift in the winds Wednesday, temperatures will be a little cooler, but still above normal with highs in the mid 30s. EXTENDED FORECAST: Thursday will be warmest day of the ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The windy, flame-fanning weather that put the nation's second most-populous metropolitan region on edge eased up Wednesday as firefighters made significant gains against the ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A Pacific cool front has pushed through Southeast Texas, and it will usher in fantastic weather for Friday and the weekend ahead! Grab a jacket before you head outside in ...

The best time to visit Santa Barbara is from March to May or from September to November. Temperatures are fairly mild year-round, hovering in the 60s and 70s, but traveling in early spring or fall ...

Good afternoon! Our upper level low that provided some brief rain for the valley and snow for the mountains continues to very slowly push southwest off to our east. We’re seeing a tiny bit of ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Rain is done with most areas getting half an inch to 1.5″ of rain on Thursday morning. Some locally higher totals reached in the 2-3″ range with some isolated reports of wind ...