Warnings of extreme red flag fire weather have largely expired in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, giving fire crews a break as they continue their work to contain the devastating Southern California firestorms.
Red flag warnings in Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties, as well as the mountains of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, were set to end by 6 p.m. Wednesday.
A red flag warning will remain in effect for a smaller portion of L.A. and Ventura counties through 3 p.m. Thursday, including the Grapevine section of Interstate 5, the western San Gabriel Mountains and the Santa Susana Mountains.
Gusts of more than 30 mph were recorded early Wednesday afternoon along a traditional Santa Ana wind corridor stretching southwest through places including Palmdale, Santa Clarita, Ventura, Oxnard, Simi Valley and Thousand Oaks.
There will be lingering dry air through Thursday, with relative humidity between 8% and 20% in and around Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Temperatures will remain much cooler than normal.
With increasing humidity Friday and Saturday, there should be minimal fire weather concerns, although there could be localized gusts of 25 to 40 mph from the northwest.
“On the good side for our weather concerns, humidities will continue to climb, especially after [Thursday], with lowering fire weather concerns,” said Ryan Kittell, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Oxnard.
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