“Today is the calm before the gusty winds are expected,” David Sweet, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said Monday. “This is going to be the biggest event this season,” he added.
for parts of Los Angeles County, including the mountains and the San Fernando Valley, and much of Ventura County from Tuesday night through Wednesday evening.Where do Santa Ana winds come from and how did they get their name? And how does the O.C. city of Santa Ana feel about it?
Gusts will peak Wednesday morning, with “damaging northeast winds” expected at 75 mph, Sweet said. Temperatures are forecast to be in the low 70s, and relative humidity will be down between 10% to 20%, Sweet added. With conditions ripe for rapid fire growth, weather experts have issued a fire weather watch for western L.A. County and the majority of Ventura County from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday.
. Weather experts have warned of downed power lines and trees, and advise securing any outdoor furniture, including trampolines. The conditions this week have also led to concerns about cold weather expected for parts of L.A. County. “With very dry air in place, the temperature tends to drop like a rock overnight,” said Sweet, adding the week did not look “terribly cold.” But the wind could drop off in places including Ojai in Ventura County and the Antelope Valley, where temperatures might sink to the mid-30s any night this week, Sweet said.
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