Parts of Southern California are bracing for the return of Santa Ana winds – triggering concerns of potential wildfires as gusts pick up.
From Friday moving into the weekend, temperatures will begin to rise as a as a high-pressure system moves into the eastern Pacific, according to the NWS. The current weather setup in the region ischaracterized by Santa Ana winds pushing storms well north, is a “common La Niña set up.”
La Niña is a climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean that causes cooling of the surface water in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific, which can significantly influence weather patterns around the world. This pattern is expected to remain in place at least through the first half of December…