Santa Ana Winds Put Southland Under Wildfire Warning

Santa Ana winds raised the risk of wildfires throughout the Southland Thursday as an Orange County fire as a wind-driven, 3,600-acre brush fire in Silverado Canyon forced the evacuation of Orange County residents.

Pasadenans today will be spared the gusty wind blasts, but not the dry humidity and fire danger. A fire watch is in effect until Friday at 6 p.m.

“This is a particularly dangerous situation for the mountains due to the combination of extremely dry vegetation, strong winds, and very dry air especially Thursday morning into Thursday afternoon,” according to the National Weather Service.

“Elevated to brief critical fire weather conditions will persist after Saturday due to offshore winds and dry air through early next week.”

The warm weather trend for Pasadena will continue into next week, with temps in the mid to upper 70’s and falling to the upper 40’s nightly.

Here’s the forecast:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 70. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North northeast wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 73. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

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

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

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

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

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

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 75.