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From January 7 to 31, 2025, a series of 17 destructive wildfires affected the Los Angeles metropolitan area and San Diego County in California, United States. [5]The fires were exacerbated by drought conditions, low humidity, a buildup of vegetation from the previous winter, and hurricane-force Santa Ana winds, which in some places reached 100 miles per hour (160 km/h; 45 m/s).
"AccuWeather was the first source to indicate there would not be drought in California into 2025," AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jonathan Porter said, citing a drought forecast issued back in ...
Northeast: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont. No significant snowfall is forecast. Temperatures will be warmer than average, especially in April (3 degrees Fahrenheit above ...
A large bush fire threatens more than 25,000 homes and structures in Los Angeles as Southern California ... Los Angeles during a weather driven windstorm on Jan. 7, 2025. California fires map.
The timing of fire season in Southern California is similar, peaking between late spring and fall. The severity and duration of peak activity in either part of the state is modulated in part by weather events: downslope/offshore wind events can lead to critical fire weather, while onshore flow and Pacific weather systems can bring conditions ...
"Critical" fire weather conditions could pick back up on Wednesday, January 22, and remain in effect until Saturday, January 25, as another round of Santa Ana Winds sweeps across Southern California.
The Santa Anas are katabatic winds (Greek for "flowing downhill") arising in higher altitudes and blowing down towards sea level. [7] The National Weather Service defines Santa Ana winds as "a weather condition [in southern California] in which strong, hot, dust-bearing winds descend to the Pacific Coast around Los Angeles from inland desert regions".
The combination of drought-like conditions — Southern California has had less than 10% of average rainfall since Oct. 1 — and powerful offshore winds that hit the region Tuesday prompted fire ...