Southern California will continue to face "dangerous fire weather conditions" including strong Santa Ana winds and extremely low humidity through later this week, forecasters said Tuesday.

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.

After a much quieter weekend, Southern California is experiencing a major shift in the weather pattern. The winds will peak Monday evening and overnight but extend into Tuesday morning.

Santa Ana winds return to Southern California from Monday to Tuesday, once again raising fire danger concerns.

“This is not a typical Santa Ana, but this is the time of year when you expect it,” Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at the University of California Los Angeles, said in a ...

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

Santa Ana winds in Southern California are often-fierce winds that topple power lines and trees and can turn a spark into a raging wildfire.

Winds have picked up and are expected to continue through Tuesday morning, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking

A wind-driven wildfire — one of two to erupt within about five miles of each other over a 45-minute period — blackened about 17 acres Tuesday in the far northern reaches of San Diego County, threatening some rural homes before crews could subdue the flames.

Forward progress was stopped on the Lilac fire around 10 a.m. It was one of three fires in North County early Tuesday.