The Santa Ana winds will pop through San Diego County’s mountains one last time on Thursday before fading away. But the low humidity will last into Friday across many inland areas. And the National Weather Service says there’s a chance that San Diego will experience showers on Thanksgiving, or...
About 30,000 San Diego Gas & Electric customers in San Diego County were without power Tuesday morning from planned safety outages and unplanned outages due to high winds, and the utility opened six community resource centers to assist those without electricity. Monday’s Santa Ana winds led SDG&E...
Six rural East County school districts will be closed on Tuesday and San Diego Gas & Electric turned off power to more of its customers due to a second straight day of powerful Santa Ana winds and an elevated risk of wildfires. Before dawn on Tuesday, the wind had already gusted to 86 mph at Sill...
The dry Santa Ana winds took an unusual path through San Diego County on Monday, causing the offshore flow to roar down the western slopes of the regions’ mountains with unusual force and speed, elevating the wildfire danger in a region where the soil is parched. Winds gust as high as 85 mph were...
Santa Ana winds gusted more than 40 mph across inland San Diego County on Sunday, elevating the risk of wildfires in a region that’s steadily slipping into drought. A red flag fire weather warning is in effect for the coastal regions of the county, and a high wind warning is in effect for the valleys,...
A forecast for strong, gusty winds and low relative humidity led National Weather Service officials in San Diego on Saturday morning to issue a red flag warning for 6 a.m. Sunday to 5 p.m. Tuesday. A red flag warning is issued when critical fire conditions exist or will soon. Explosive fire grown...