Santa Ana winds, Wildfire smoke

San Diego escapes a major wildfire as Santa Ana winds die down. More could hit this weekend.
Forecasters say weaker winds will hit on Saturday night and Sunday, and that there will be no relief until the county gets rain.
As Santa Ana winds subside in San Diego County, SDG&E restores power
Amid an already dry winter season, the first Santa Ana wind event of 2025 is elevating fire danger this week and threatening power shut-offs for thousands of San Diego Gas & Electric customers.
Santa Ana winds keeping LA fires smoke offshores in San Diego
Usually, when there are wildfires in Los Angeles, smoke would make its way to San Diego. So far that hasn’t been the case.
Thousands back without power in San Diego County due to Red Flag Warning
Nearly 8,000 San Diego Gas and Electric customers had their power shut off Friday morning in yet another effort to reduce wildfire risk due to strong Santa Ana winds.
SDG&E restoring power to some areas — but more outages loom as Santa Ana windstorm continues
San Diego Gas & Electric restored power to a few thousand customers Thursday morning but with another series of Santa Ana winds expected to barrel through the county Thursday night and early Friday, the utility warned that a fresh set of outages may resume.
Power restored to San Diego residents, but fire threat remains
San Diego Gas & Electric began restoring power Thursday to customers placed under a public safety power shutoff, allaying the worries of some in high fire-risk areas even as conditions are expected to remain critical through the end of the week.
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Red flag wildfire warning extended through Friday evening in San Diego area
The alert status for heightened combustion hazards in the county's inland valleys and mountains went into effect at 4 a.m.
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With weakened winds, Los Angeles fire crews have made some headway towards gaining control of the deadly wildfires that have scorched thousands of acres in and around the county.
Wildfire smoke could impact air quality in San Diego as fires blaze across Los Angeles
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