Santa Ana winds are expected to continue Tuesday across parts of Los Angeles County and for much of the week with abnormally warm and dry conditions.
The National Weather Service maintained wind advisories for some areas of Southern California and cautioned to expect gusty offshore winds across the area especially in the Santa Ana prone areas of Los Angeles County until at least Wednesday afternoon.
“Advisory-level northeast winds are likely today through Wednesday, dropping down to a chance of advisory-level winds on Thursday, ” said the NWS. “So, will keep the WIND ADVISORIES in effect for the Santa Ana wind corridors of Ventura and LA counties through Wednesday afternoon.”
Wind advisories will be in effect until 2 p.m. Wednesday in much of the county, including the Malibu coast, Santa Clarita Valley, Calabasas, western San Fernando Valley, Santa Monica Mountains Recreational area, and the western San Gabriel Mountains.
“Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result,” forecasters said. “Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high-profile vehicles. Use extra caution.”
Northeast winds of 15 to 35 mph are anticipated, depending on the area, with gusts up to 50 mph possible.
“Daytime temperatures will warm up a bit Tuesday and Wednesday, with highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s common on the coastal side of the mountains,” according to the NWS. “Records for this week are high however, so the chance for broken records are quite small. … Overnight temperatures will be a big mixed bag, with those areas that have even a little bit of the breeze seeing elevated low temperature in the mid 50s to mid 60s.
“With the dry airmass, those areas that stay calm will be quite cold, with 30s to lower 40s common, which in some areas might be just a few miles away from those warmer spots.”