According to AccuWeather, a storm sliding south along the California coast from Friday to Sunday could bring some much-needed rainfall.
San Diego wildfires resulted in residents evacuating the area. Two fires occurred early Tuesday morning. Intense winds are causing dangerous fire conditions in communities. Wildfires in San Diego have led to mandatory evacuations in the area on Tuesday.
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
California Governor Gavin Newsom has deployed fire engines, water-dropping aircraft and hand crews across the region—to enable a rapid response if a new fire does break out, according to The Associated Press.
The Santa Anas are expected to be most powerful Monday night into Tuesday. Fire services across the region say they are ready.
Santa Ana winds return to Southern California from Monday to Tuesday, once again raising fire danger concerns.
Another Santa Ana wind storm is expected to impact Southern California and pose a new, dangerous risk as the L.A. fires continue to burn.
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.
The blazes have grown to more than 37,000 acres, killing at least 25 people and destroying thousands of structures.
Rain expected in L.A. this weekend has raised concerns about mud flows, but the National Weather Service says the rains will not be significant enough to create dramatic flows capable of extinguishing the fires. Dr. Daniel Swain, a UCLA climate scientist, added that coming rain could be meaningless.
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