Santa Ana winds are returning to Southern California with wind gusts peaking up to 45 mph for parts of Los Angeles County.

Santa Ana Mountains is under an updated wind advisory which was issued by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 8:52 a.m. The advisory is in effect until 4 p.m.

A ridge of high pressure will bring another round of well-above-average temperatures and gusty Santa Ana winds to Southern California on Thursday before a storm system arrives with a chance of rain this weekend.

Santa Ana winds are returning to San Diego County Wednesday evening, surging temperatures and prompting a wind advisory for much of the region.

For Riverside metro on Saturday and Sunday, the highs will peak in the upper 60s, dropping into the upper 40s during the overnight hours. The weekend temps in the Coachella Valley will see highs around 80 and lows in the mid 50s.