Heat, Santa Ana winds hit Southern California this week, but a chance of showers awaits. Northern California experienced its driest January-to-March period on record this year.

Santa Ana winds are common in Southern California during cooler months. Here’s a look at the often-fierce winds that topple power lines and trees and can turn a spark into a raging wildfire.

Santa Ana winds are common in Southern California during cooler months. Here’s a look at the often-fierce winds that topple power lines and trees and can turn a spark into a raging wildfire.

Patzert sees the Santa Ana winds as but one small player in California’s fire story. Climate change is an existential threat to humanity, but the fire story is about so much more.

Santa Ana winds are common in Southern California during cooler months. Here’s a look at the often-fierce winds that topple power lines and trees and can turn a spark into a raging wildfire: ...

The Santa Ana winds are fueling wildfires in southern California. Usually, they stay at higher altitudes, but this time, they dropped lower and squeezed through mountain passes.

Southern California is bracing for another round of strong, potentially dangerous Santa Ana winds just over a month after a similar wind event helped fuel the Mountain Fire, which scorched nearly ...

Another Santa Ana wind event may affect Southern California early next week, too, the Weather Service said. In fact, there are signs of a strong offshore wind event with heightened fire danger in ...

The offshore Santa Ana winds will continue to relax for the majority of Southern California, with most red flag warnings ...

Dec. 1, 2011 -- The fiercest Santa Ana winds in a decade swept through Southern California on Wednesday night, knocking down trees and leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power. High ...

While they arrive and move separately, Northern California’s Diablo winds behave similarly to Santa Ana winds, Ms. Guzman Morales said, but have been less studied.