Santa Ana winds are a geographically specific type of wind that occur in Southern California known as katabatic winds. They are cold, dry, down-sloping winds that warm as they descend a mountain side.

The Santa Ana winds occur when there is high pressure to the east, in the Great Basin, and a low-pressure system off the coast. Air masses move from high pressure to low pressure, and the more extreme ...

Santa Ana Mountains is under an updated wind advisory which was issued by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 8:52 a.m. The advisory is in effect until 4 p.m. The NWS San Diego CA states ...

Orange County and Santa Ana Mountains was placed under an updated wind advisory by the National Weather Service on Thursday ...

Santa Ana windstorms happen regularly in Southern California, but experts say the current winds are stronger than usual. These winds occur when a high-pressure system forms over the deserts of the ...

Languages: English. Parts of Southern California continue to battle extreme drought as wind advisories remain in place amid Santa Ana winds that could spur wildfires should they erupt. Newsweek ...

Santa Ana winds returned to San Diego County Wednesday evening, surging temperatures and prompting a wind advisory for much of the region. "The reason for the warmth, the ridge of high pressure ...

The government led by Mayor Ismael Burgueño Ruiz of Tijuana has issued an alert regarding the forecast of Santa Ana winds in the city with wind gusts exceeding 70 kilometers per hour in high altitude ...

Good morning and happy Friday! We made it to the weekend. Warm weather in store for your weekend forecast and some more Santa Ana winds will appear over favored corridors. Let's dive in.

The intense and fast-moving fires that have cut a path of destruction through the suburbs of Los Angeles, killing at least two people, are being driven by the region’s powerful Santa Ana winds, with ...