What causes the Santa Ana winds? The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the Southern California coast. The region sees about 10 Santa Ana wind events a year on ...

Santa Ana winds are happening later and later in the year, moving more from the drier fall to the wetter winter, Keeley said. Normally, that would reduce fire threats, but this isn’t a normal ...

A Santa Ana winds forecast map by AccuWeather. It predicts 40-60 mph gusts and warns of extreme fire risk. AccuWeather. According to The Weather Channel, Santa Ana winds occur when cold air from ...

Santa Ana wind events aren’t new, but we’re seeing them more often this time of year. My colleagues and I recently published a paper comparing 71 years of Santa Ana wind events , starting in 1948.

Written by Jon Keeley, University of California, Los Angeles. Powerful Santa Ana winds, near hurricane strength at times, swept down the mountains outside Los Angeles and pushed wildfires into ...