Several counties in Southern California faced "critical" fire risks this week, according to an AccuWeather forecast.

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

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

Gusts of up to 70 mph are possible along the coast and valleys, and in the mountains, up to 100 mph, the National Weather ...

LOS ANGELES – Another moderate to strong Santa Ana wind event is expected to develop across Southern California during ... Many communities from Santa Barbara, through Los Angeles County ...

How dry is it in Southern California? See the drought levels and recent rainfall totals for several counties in the region.

The areas most impacted in the LA area by SCE’s public safety power shutoffs are La Canada Flintridge, Pasadena, Malibu, ...

This process is what is thermodynamically known as katabatic wind, but in the specific case of Southern California is referred to as the Santa Ana winds ... Diego and Santa Barbara was March ...

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 ...

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 ...

explains what causes extreme winds like this in Southern California, and why they create such a dangerous fire risk. The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the ...