{"id":204190,"date":"2026-03-04T18:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/204190\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T18:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:04:10","slug":"rare-back-to-back-santa-ana-wind-events-target-southern-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/204190\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare back-to-back Santa Ana wind events target Southern California"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"sub-text\">CALIFORNIA WIND THREAT: Santa Ana wind threat returns to Southern California nearly a year to the day that the same weather pattern helped spark the Los Angeles Wildfire disaster. FOX Weather Meteorologist Jane Minar analyzes the whipping winds that have spawned hazard warnings in the Golden State.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Southern <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">California<\/a> is set to see two back-to-back Santa Ana <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/wind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">wind<\/a> events this week, with the first round expected Wednesday and a more significant event starting on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The first event begins late Wednesday, when a trough swings through the region, allowing offshore winds to develop. These winds will peak late Wednesday into Thursday morning, with gusts up to 50 mph in most places and winds up to 65 mph in the higher elevations, according to the FOX Forecast Center.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The FOX Forecast Center said Santa Ana winds can last up to five days on their own, but seeing two distinct events so close together is unusual.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/what-are-the-santa-ana-and-diablo-winds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WHAT ARE THE SANTA ANA AND DIABLO WINDS?<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sanata-anna.png\" alt=\"Santa Ana Winds map\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">Santa Ana Winds map<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"> (FOX Weather)<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Santa Ana winds happen when air from a region of high pressure over the dry, desert region of the southwestern <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">U.S.<\/a> flows westward towards low pressure located off the California coast, creating dry winds that flow east to west over the mountain passages in southern California, according to the National Weather Service.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">These winds typically happen in the cooler months of the year, and can often bring along extreme fire danger risk if California is experiencing a dry season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Fortunately, there is no <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/wildfires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">wildfire <\/a>risk associated with either of these Santa Ana wind events due to California&#8217;s wetter-than-usual winter this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Santa Ana winds have elevated fire risks in the past, namely in January 2025, when the deadly Palisades and Eaton Fires erupted, fueled by strong winds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/palisades-eaton-california-los-angeles-county-wildfires-one-year-later\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">RECOUNTING THE HEARTBREAKING LOSS CAUSED BY THE DEADLY PALISADES AND EATON FIRES 1 YEAR LATER<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gettyimages-2192452381-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A home in the Highland neighborhood burns in the Palisades Fire, on January 8, 2025 in the Pacific Palisades community of Los Angeles, California.\" class=\"lazyload\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>next<\/p>\n<p>\n        FILE: A home in the Highland neighborhood burns in the Palisades Fire, on January 8, 2025 in the Pacific Palisades community of Los Angeles, California.\u00a0<br \/>\n        (Jay L. Clendenin)<\/p>\n<p>  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gettyimages-2192923693.jpg\" alt=\"Powerful Winds Fuel Multiple Fires Across Los Angeles Area\" class=\"lazyload\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>prevnext<\/p>\n<p>\n        FILE: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA &#8211; JANUARY 07: The sun sets over the Pacific ocean, blocked by smoke from the Palisades Fire \u00a0on January 7, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds, the Palisades Fire has grown to over 2,900 acres and 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate while a second fire has emerged near Eaton Canyon.<br \/>\n        (Photo by Tiffany Rose\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gettyimages-2193001027.jpg\" alt=\"Powerful Winds Fuel Multiple Fires Across Los Angeles Area\" class=\"lazyload\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>prev<\/p>\n<p>\n        FILE: SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA &#8211; JANUARY 08: Palm trees sway the wind, surrounded by smoke from the Palisades Fire on January 08, 2025 in Santa Monica, California. Fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds, the Palisades Fire has grown to over 2,900 acres and 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate while a second major fire has emerged near Eaton Canyon and Altadena.<br \/>\n        (Tiffany Rose)<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">High Wind Warnings are in effect across southern California beginning Wednesday evening through at least Thursday morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The National Weather Service office in <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/california\/los-angeles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Los Angeles<\/a> said residents should be on alert for the potential of localized downed trees and power outages.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Hazardous driving conditions due to extreme wind and road debris are also possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">NWS Los Angeles said the strongest winds will occur from 9 p.m. Wednesday to 9 a.m. Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/batten-down-the-hatches-what-you-should-know-about-high-wind-warnings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HIGH WIND WARNINGS<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gettyimages-1247395956-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Huntington Beach, CA - February 22: Palm trees and persons hair are blown along with sand and gusty cold wind while feeding squirrels in Huntington Beach Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023.\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">Huntington Beach, CA &#8211; February 22: \u00a0Palm trees and persons hair are blown along with sand and gusty cold wind while feeding squirrels in Huntington Beach Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"> (Allen J. Schaben \/ Los Angeles Times \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The second and more significant Santa Ana event begins on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Wind gusts of up to 70 mph at higher elevations are possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Localized power outages, <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">travel<\/a> delays and downed trees could happen with this wind event as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The FOX Forecast Center said winds are expected to peak on Saturday afternoon, and diminish by Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CALIFORNIA WIND THREAT: Santa Ana wind threat returns to Southern California nearly a year to the day that&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":204191,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8,29031,1181,94573,5774,3016],"class_list":{"0":"post-204190","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-california","8":"tag-california","9":"tag-california-headlines","10":"tag-california-news","11":"tag-southwest","12":"tag-us","13":"tag-us-regions","14":"tag-weather-news","15":"tag-wind"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204190"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204190\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/204191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}