The Hughes Fire near Castaic, California, has burned over 5,000 acres, prompting evacuations and school closures.

The Santa Anas are expected to be most powerful Monday night into Tuesday. Fire services across the region say they are ready.

Meteorologists said there was a chance the winds would be as severe as those that fueled the Palisades and Eaton fires, but that different locations would likely be affected.

The Santa Ana winds that fanned the fires devastating Southern California were forecast to return as firefighters scrambled to douse the deadly blazes that have destroyed more than 10,000 homes ...

The winds will come and go, with the strongest gusts expected early next week, especially next Monday night and into Tuesday, forecasters said.

Watch KTLA team coverage of the latest wind event to create a wildfire risk in metro Los Angeles. Jan. 20, 2025.

A storm is brewing and will deliver much-needed soaking rain to wildfire-ravaged Southern California, snow to the mountainsand rain and snow to many areas in the southwestern United States, AccuWeather meteorologists say.

The winds fueling Southern California wildfires form when a high-pressure system develops over the Great Basin in Utah and Nevada

Santa Ana winds continue to blow through Los Angeles area Thursday, enabling wildfires and challenging firefighting efforts.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Firefighters are battling a brush fire near the Home Depot in the area of Fairmount Ave. Thursday morning. This is a breaking story and will be updated as more information is made available.

Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists.T​housands have been ordered to evacuate in Southern California as the Hughes Fire continues to burn and another fire broke out late Wednesday in Bel Air.