Santa Ana winds
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The Santa Ana winds, occasionally referred to as the devil winds, are strong, extremely dry katabatic winds that originate inland and affect coastal Southern California and northern Baja California. T
QuikSCAT image showing the speed of the Santa Ana winds (m/s)
Hygrometer showing low humidity during a Santa Ana wind event
Firemen run up Mt. Washington hill to put down wildfire flames in Los Angeles, 1961 (Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection, UCLA Library)
Santa Ana winds speed through Newhall Pass, Cajon Pass, and San Gorgonio Pass (Southland Weather Handbook, 1962)
Palisades Fire
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The Palisades Fire was a highly destructive wildfire that began in the Santa Monica Mountains of Los Angeles County on January 7, 2025, and grew to destroy large areas of Pacific Palisades, Topanga, a
Santa Ana winds
…Fire (2020), and Franklin Fire (2024). The Santa Ana winds heavily aggravated a series of wildfires in January 2025 including the Eaton Fire and the Palisades Fire during an exceptionally strong wind event. These fires burned through over 35,000 acres (14,163 ha) and have killed 24 people. The winds aggravating…
Aerial view of homes destroyed by the Palisades fire in the early evening hours of January 15
A Chase Bank branch on Sunset Boulevard burning on January 8
The fire at approximately 11:10 a.m. on January 7, as viewed from Ballona Wetlands
The fire as seen from near Palisades drive