A Red Flag Warning for “extreme” fire conditions is in effect for Santa Clarita on Tuesday due to high temperatures and strong Santa Ana winds with gusts up to 55 miles per hour. The high fire danger warning is in effect from 12 p.m. Tuesday until 8 p.m. Wednesday due to gusty winds and low humidity, according to the National ...

The Angeles National Forest will be closed to all general activity for one week amid “extreme” fire danger, officials said. From Sept. 7 until Sept. 14, all U.S. Forest Service roads, trails, campgrounds and day-use sites are expected to be closed. This is a temporary, one-week closure for public safety, according to Andrew Mitchell, spokesperson for the ANF. State and ...

Triple-digit temperatures are expected for the Santa Clarita weather forecast, with the heatwave expected to last more than a week, officials said Wednesday.    A heatwave is coming with temperatures warming up to around 100 degrees Wednesday with temperatures expected to be even hotter come the weekend, said David Sweet, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service (NWS).  “An excessive heat ...

Fire management officials have lowered the fire danger from “Very High” to “High” across the Angeles National Forest, officials said Wednesday.  With the recent rains, the vegetation is becoming less dry and posing less of a threat of a wildfire, according to officials.  “We are glad to allow campers and picnickers the ability to build campfires in our developed recreation ...

Recent rain and snow in the Angeles National Forest lowered the fire danger to “very high” from “extreme,” officials said Monday.  This change is expected to allow areas previously closed due to the extreme rating to reopen. However, “Very High”  fire restrictions still apply, including no use of campfires, camp stoves, or BBQs throughout the forest, according to Angeles National ...

A red flag warning has been issued for the Santa Clarita Valley due to low humidity and gusty Santa Ana winds, officials said Wednesday.  Starting Wednesday evening through Friday, northeast winds are expected to be around 25 to 40 mph, with gusts up to 65 mph throughout Santa Clarita, said Kristen Stewart, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.  “Humidity ...

The US Fire Service has issued a “very high” fire danger risk Tuesday for the Angeles National Forest due to conditions being near triple digits and windy, officials said.   With annual grasses cured, temperatures rising, relative humidity dropping and fire activity across the state increasing, fire management officials have decided to raise the fire danger level to “very high,” according ...

Over 100-degree temperatures with low humidity levels are in the Santa Clarita weather forecast this week, prompting officials to issue an elevated fire risk, officials said. Temperatures for the Santa Clarita Valley are expected to be in the triple digits Wednesday and Thursday, said Rich Thompson, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service. “We are looking for some hot temperatures,” ...

Brief critical fire conditions are expected this week along the Highway 14 corridor, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Very warm and dry conditions combined with moderate onshore winds will bring elevated to brief critical fire weather conditions across all interior areas of SW Calif through today, especially Highway 14 corridor and LA county mountains. #LAheat #LAwind #cawx #Socal ...

Several weather warnings have been issued for the Santa Clarita Valley, including conditions conducive to “elevated fire conditions,” officials said The National Weather Service has warned Santa Clarita residents that the 14 Freeway corridor is set to experience elevated fire weather conditions, according to NWS officials. A combination of winds, warm temperatures and low humidities are expected to allow critical ...