In recent days, however, the region’s powerful Santa Ana winds—which have been fanning the flames—have begun to slow down. This lull has offered firefighters a reprieve and a key opportunity to make progress against the blazes, but forecasts suggest the Santa Ana will return next week. What are these gusts, and how have they become so strong?

Multiple counties in Southern California were under red flag warnings from the NWS early Monday, with the service warning of yet another round of Santa Ana winds.

After a break in strong winds that helped firefighters make progress against the deadly blazes in Southern California, gusty Santa Ana winds are ... Ventura and Santa Barbara counties could ...

It was one of those special winter days we get around here, so inviting. I went for an afternoon walk on the neighborhood hill. The sky had been swept clear by the wind and the grass had turned wintergreen.

At least 24 people have died between the Eaton and Palisades fires and at least 16 people have been reported missing.

Katabatic winds? Adiabatic compression? Time for a thermodynamics lesson! The record lack of rain has also made this Santa Ana event different.

BUT STILL A LOT OF ISSUES IN THAT AREA AND IT COUL Strong winds are fueling wildfires in California, with gusts reaching more than 50 mph early Wednesday. The winds, known as the Santa Ana winds ...

Winds in Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara ... Ana winds typically start. (Photo: National Weather Service) "Concurrently, a low-pressure system often forms off the coast of Southern ...

Powerful Santa Ana winds are returning to the Los Angeles area this week, worrying officials as they work to contain multiple large wildfires.

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 25 people. The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to burn in Southern California.

Wildfires in Los Angeles County continued to burn on Wednesday January 15, 2025, as firefighters worked to contain portions of the deadly Eaton and Palisades fires, at 45% and 19% containment as of Wednesday morning. At least 25 people have been reported dead.

T here are a lot of variables at play in the catastrophic wildfires currently clawing through southern California: dry vegetation, lack of rain, dense housing development, errant