Southern California remains under severe fire danger in the coming days as red flag warnings continue amid dry and windy conditions fueling deadly wildfires in the Los Angeles area.
More than 8 million people are at serious risk of fire. The fire danger will remain critical on Monday and will likely remain the same on Tuesday and Wednesday, with little relief in sight.
A chart from ABC News shows the forecast for fire danger in Southern California for Sunday, January 12, 2025.
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Saturday night and Sunday morning, winds were in the 35-55 mph range, with some gusts reaching 70 mph in the mountains around Los Angeles.
A red flag warning remains in effect through Wednesday for much of Southern California, with humidity at 10 percent and Santa Ana winds gusting up to 70 mph.
An ABC News graphic shows the forecast for Southern California wildfires on Sunday, January 12, 2025.
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Los Angeles is tied for the driest six-month period between July and January. In that period it is only 0.16 inches tied with 1962-63.
The average temperature during this period was 4.2 degrees warmer this year than in 1962/63. This means the land is much drier here in 2024/25 than the last time it rained this little in 1962/63.
In this photo provided by Maxar Technologies, the Palisades Fire burns south of Encino Reservoir, upper left, in Los Angeles, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.
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Last week, National the weather The service issued a red “Extremely Hazardous Conditions” warning for catastrophic and dangerous winds of 100 mph.
This is the most severe warning the National Weather Service can issue and it is rare to see this type of alert.
ABC News’ Nadine El-Bawab contributed to this report.
