Gusty conditions throughout the West have put Southern California on high alert, prompting the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue red flag warnings. Low humidity and forceful Santa Ana winds ...

Multiple wildfires are burning in Los Angeles, fueled by Santa Ana winds. NPR speaks with a National Weather Service meteorologist about why these winds can be so dangerous and destructive.

Mike Wofford, a lead forecaster at the National Weather Service's office in Oxnard, Calif., says the Santa Ana winds are most common during the cooler months from September through May.

The National Weather Service has issued a "Particularly Dangerous Situation" Red Flag Warning for Southern California, effective from noon Monday to 10 a.m. Tuesday, with a fire weather watch ...

Santa Ana winds will sweep through Southern California on Wednesday and Thursday, heightening wildfire risk, according to forecasts by the National Weather Service, which has issued a red flag ...

Santa Ana winds and critical fire weather are headed for Los Angeles. ... The National Weather Service said wind gusts as strong as 50 mph are a possibility in some areas. California.

Powerful winds will strengthen after sunset and linger through the weekend, gradually tapering off between Saturday and Sunday, the National Weather Service said. Gusts of 50 to 70 mph — and ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — The National Weather Service says gusty Santa Ana Winds will create near-critical fire weather conditions through Saturday. The strongest and most widespread winds ...

Ventura County will kick off the new year with warm, dry and gusty conditions as Santa Ana winds return and increase the potential for critical fire weather. The National Weather Service issued a ...

The National Weather Service is predicting a cooling trend for the Coachella Valley, with highs near 76 in the forecast at Palm Springs International on Monday. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph ...

Santa Ana winds are one of the nation's most notorious wind events and an annual weather hazard in southern California. ... the National Weather Service said.