Santa Ana winds, which are common in Southern California during cooler months, are behind some of the Golden State’s most vicious fires.

Santa Ana winds are expected to usher in dry wildfire conditions for Southern California on New Year’s Eve, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures are forecast to be in the ...

The Santa Ana Wildfire Threat Index is warning Southern Californians of high risk conditions this week.. Winds will increase on Tuesday, likely peaking Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, then ...

All the ingredients were there for a massive wildfire. The mercurial Santa Ana winds gusted up to 85 mph before dawn Friday in San Diego County’s backcountry.

The winds, gusting more than 70 mph, have been powerful enough to knock over semitrucks and can carry away embers that could ...

The Madre Fire, now the largest wildfire in California this year, expanded to 79,630 acres by Saturday, July 5, prompting ...

One of the changes we could see this year is an earlier start of offshore Santa Ana winds by late August or early September. "Typically, with the Santa Ana season, ... WILDFIRE; Watch Live. ON NOW.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Fire crews are battling a vegetation fire that is burning in San Diego County near State Route 94 ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Fire crews battled a brush fire that is burning in Oceanside near College Boulevard on Tuesday .

Since 1993, seven of the 10 worst fire years in California, ranked by total acres burned, have occurred after ...

All the ingredients were there for a massive wildfire. The mercurial Santa Ana winds gusted up to 85 mph before dawn Friday in San Diego County’s backcountry. The relative humidity fell below 10%.