Santa Ana winds returned to San Diego County Wednesday evening, surging temperatures and prompting a wind advisory for much of the region. "The reason for the warmth, the ridge of high pressure ...

The Santa Ana winds occur when there is high pressure to the east, in the Great Basin, and a low-pressure system off the coast. Air masses move from high pressure to low pressure, and the more extreme ...

Santa Ana Mountains is under an updated wind advisory which was issued by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 8:52 a.m. The advisory is in effect until 4 p.m.

Jon Keeley, University of California, Los Angeles (THE CONVERSATION) Powerful Santa Ana ... the winds blow. Topography also plays a role. As the winds rush downslope from the top of the San ...