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From January 7 to 31, 2025, a series of 7 destructive wildfires affected the Los Angeles metropolitan area and San Diego County in California, United States. [5] The fires were exacerbated by drought conditions, low humidity, a buildup of vegetation from the previous winter, and hurricane-force Santa Ana winds, which in some places reached 100 miles per hour (160 km/h; 45 m/s).
As a major winter storm batters the Midwest and East Coast, the National Weather Service is warning a destructive windstorm could hit Southern California. ... (@CAL_FIRE) January 7, 2025.
A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire as homes burn amid a powerful windstorm on Jan. 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. ... Southern California hasn't received more than 0.1 inches of rain ...
Southern California braces for a ferocious return of fire danger as the National Weather ... 2025 in Pasadena, California. ... Wind gusts will start to increase up to 65 mph at the valley floor ...
The timing of fire season in Southern California is similar, peaking between late spring and fall. The severity and duration of peak activity in either part of the state is modulated in part by weather events: downslope/offshore wind events can lead to critical fire weather, while onshore flow and Pacific weather systems can bring conditions ...
Millions of people across Southern California are under a red flag warning as a dangerous windstorm fanned blazes in the Los Angeles area, ... 2025 at 6:30 PM.
The Santa Anas are katabatic winds (Greek for "flowing downhill") arising in higher altitudes and blowing down towards sea level. [7] The National Weather Service defines Santa Ana winds as "a weather condition [in southern California] in which strong, hot, dust-bearing winds descend to the Pacific Coast around Los Angeles from inland desert regions".
Highest reported wind gusts in Southern California (all times PST): 100-mph gust reported at Mt. Lukens Truck Trail at 5:00 a.m., Jan. 8 98-mph gust at Saddle Peak at 9:37 p.m., Jan. 7