The National Weather Service issued its most serious red flag warning for parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties this week as the fires still burn

Even as four wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles County Wednesday, the blazes were already rewriting the record books.

Fast-moving Santa Ana ... San Gabriel mountains Tuesday night." The winds, which are most common in the fall and winter, force dry air toward the shore from across the interior deserts of ...

San Francisco’s rainless streak will hit two weeks Monday as a long stretch of dry weather plagues California this January. But there is some hope that by the weekend at least some parts of the state will pick up rain and snow.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Santa Ana winds are common in Southern California during cooler months ... passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch.” San Diego’s 7 most dangerous intersections could soon get a safety overhaul.

Even as four wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles County Wednesday, the blazes were already rewriting the record books.

Offshore Santa Ana winds will continue to diminish for the majority of Southern California on Thursday. However, a red flag warning continues for the San Gabriel and Santa Susana mountains until 3 ...

The mercurial Santa Ana winds gusted up to 85 mph before dawn Friday in San Diego County’s backcountry ... Utilities in California often employ what are called public safety power shutoffs ...

Upcoming Santa Ana winds could be strongest since night L.A. fires broke out A stubborn atmospheric blocking pattern, known as a rex block, is keeping California locked into a long dry spell, shunting storms away while periods of Santa Ana winds continue.

Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s, an Associated Press analysis shows. The Eaton and Palisades fires that erupted last week have collectively burned almost 4 square miles of highly dense parts of Los Angeles,

In recent days, however, the region’s powerful Santa Ana winds—which have been fanning the flames—have begun to slow down. This lull has offered firefighters a reprieve and a key opportunity to make progress against the blazes, but forecasts suggest the Santa Ana will return next week. What are these gusts, and how have they become so strong?