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Essentially, the mountain ranges separate southern California into two distinct climatic regions: The heavy-populated coastal area west of these mountains is the one most associated with the term "southern California" and is characterized by pleasant weather all-year round, without frequent heat spells in the summer and without low temperatures ...
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 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".
The wildfires that ravaged the Los Angeles area were driven by monthslong, climate change-fueled weather patterns, according to scientists. ... For some parts of Southern California, the winter ...
The last time downtown Los Angeles picked up 0.25 of an inch or greater from a single storm was back in the middle of April. Since the start of the new water year (Oct. 1), there has only been 0. ...
Another day of gusty winds is forecast Wednesday for Southern California, where a rare "Particularly Dangerous Situation" red flag warning continues until 3 p.m. for western Los Angeles County and ...
20th Operational Weather Squadron: Yokota AB "Samurais" Inactivated April 2006; operations consolidated with 17th OWS [4] 21st Operational Weather Squadron: Kapaun Air Station "Knights" 25th Operational Weather Squadron: Davis–Monthan AFB "Bobcats" 26th Operational Weather Squadron: Barksdale AFB "Bayou Bandits" 28th Operational Weather ...
The increased rainfall forecast is a result of the low-pressure system, dropping in from Canada, appearing to veer a little bit more to the west — slightly more off the coast of Southern ...