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As strong winds in Southern California pick up further early on Tuesday, a "particularly dangerous situation" with a red flag warning will go into effect in western Los Angeles County and most of ...
Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather. It’s Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. Start your day with everything you need to know about today's weather. You can also get a quick briefing of ...
MORE: California fires weather forecast: 'Dangerous' wind situation begins early Tuesday. In addition to gusty winds, relative humidity will be very low, down to 8%.
"Critical" fire weather conditions could pick back up on Wednesday, January 22, and remain in effect until Saturday, January 25, as another round of Santa Ana Winds sweeps across Southern California.
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".
California's coastal regions, the Sierra Nevada foothills, and much of the Central Valley have a Mediterranean climate, with warmer, drier weather in summer and cooler, wetter weather in winter. The influence of the ocean generally moderates temperature extremes, creating warmer winters and substantially cooler summers in coastal areas.
The Catalina eddy wind pattern, also called the "coastal eddy" or "marine layer," is a localized weather phenomenon that occurs in the Southern California Bight, the mostly concave portion of the Southern California coast running from Point Conception to San Diego.
California’s first blizzard warning since 1989. Severe weather begins to ease in Midwest and Plains. 18:10, Louise Boyle. A storm that battered the Plains and Midwest for days began to diminish ...