Gusty Santa Ana Winds and Fire Danger Predicted for Monday

Strong Santa Ana winds are expected to develop across most of Los Angeles County late Sunday night into Monday, likely the strongest and most widespread Santa Ana event we have seen so far this season, the National Weather said today.

The strongest winds are expected late Sunday night into mid-afternoon Monday, when damaging gusts of up to 40 miles per hour could sweep across Pasadena.

The downslope winds will bring rapid drying, with humidities falling into the teens late Sunday night and early Monday morning, followed by widespread single-digit humidities by late Monday morning and continuing through Tuesday. This will elevate the danger of fire, the NWS said.

Any new fire ignitions under Santa Ana conditions will have the potential for rapid fire growth and extreme fire behavior, the forecasters warned.

The NEWS said Damaging winds could blow down power lines and large objects such as trees. Power outages are possible.

Here’s the forecast for Pasadena:

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. South southwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain before 11 pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a northeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.