WeatherSaturday, November 7
Santa Ana winds push Orange County highs into the 80s this weekend
The 5AM Orange team
If you're headed outside today, expect warm, breezy weather. Offshore flow strengthens Friday and Saturday in Orange County, bringing weak-to-moderate Santa Ana winds. Highs should reach the mid- to upper 80s over the weekend.
Orange County's Santa Ana forecast in numbers
- 25 to 40 mph
- gusts possible in wind-prone areas Saturday
- 10%
- chance of gusts between 35 and 50 mph
- 50% to 70%
- chance of advisory-level Santa Ana winds Saturday and Sunday
Source: mynewsla.com
The Red Flag Warning Saturday covers wind-prone parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Still, Southern California Edison warned of possible preemptive power shutoffs, with an outage alert range from Santa Monica to Barstow.
The Red Flag Warning covers most of Saturday
Santa Clarita Valley and the Santa Monica, Santa Susana and western San Gabriel mountains
- 2 a.m. to 6 p.m.Red Flag Warning in effect
- Humidity
- 8% to 20%
- Gusts
- Up to 45 mph
Source: mynewsla.com
View as table
| When | What |
|---|---|
| 2 a.m. to 6 p.m. | Red Flag Warning in effect |
| Humidity | 8% to 20% |
| Gusts | Up to 45 mph |
- Humidity: could fall into the teens in some valleys
- Temperatures: above normal through Wednesday, then gradual cooling
- Offshore flow: expected to weaken through Tuesday
We suggest skipping anything that could spark a fire. Temperatures should stay at least in the 80s through Tuesday.
Sources: mynewsla.com, LAmag, Telemundo 52