“The wind shows us how close to the edge we are.” — Joan Didion There’s always been a black hole in the center of the California sunlight, and the Santa Ana winds blow through it.

WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AS ANOTHER SANTA ANA PATTERN DEVELOPS. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND PEAK OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

Southern California will continue to face "dangerous fire weather conditions" including strong Santa Ana winds and extremely low humidity through later this week, forecasters said Tuesday.

Offshore Santa Ana winds will continue to diminish on Thursday. The winds fueling fires in Southern California are beginning to relax, but the forecast calls for their return next week.

The forecast for Southern California doesn’t look to be doing anyone any favors either, as the Santa Ana winds set up cranks back to near 100%. The California wildfires as soon from our visible ...

The Beach Boys have a 1980 song titled “Santa Ana Winds” – of course they do. It’s perversely upbeat, though, and unironically sunny, which is surprising given how skillfully Brian Wilson ...