The Santa Ana winds are fueling wildfires in southern California. Usually, they stay at higher altitudes, but this time, they dropped lower and squeezed through mountain passes.

The Santa Ana winds are spreading into San Diego County Wednesday, NWS San Diego meteorologist Alex Tardy said. The worst winds will occur Wednesday for the Coachella Valley and the San Diego area.

Santa Ana winds usually bring the lowest relative humidity of the year to Southern California. In his 1938 story, “Red Wind,” Raymond Chandler describes them this way: “There was a desert ...

The winds, gusting more than 70 mph, have been powerful enough to knock over semitrucks and can carry away embers that could ...

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 Ana winds, one of the nation's most notorious wind events and an ongoing weather hazard in Southern California, have helped fuel the destructive wildfires in Los Angeles this week.

What causes the Santa Ana winds? 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 ...

️ The Santa Ana winds: A cultural and destructive force in Southern California But "this one is not typical," Wofford says. This time, the Santa Anas are coupled with "very strong winds in the ...

Santa Ana winds flow east to west through Southern California's mountains, according to the National Weather Service. They begin when winds from the desert flow westward toward an area of low ...

Fast-moving Santa Ana winds – some as powerful as a hurricane – have been roaring across Southern California and feeding the wildfires firefighters are battling in the Los Angeles area.And the ...

Powerful Santa Ana winds, near hurricane strength at times, swept down the mountains outside Los Angeles and pushed wildfires into several neighborhoods starting Jan. 7, 2025. Well over 1,000 ...