The nationwide cold spell isn’t a record-smasher, but the Southwest drought and Gulf Coast snows are another matter.

Parched Southern California could get some badly needed rain this weekend to dampen the prospects of another round of killer ...

With hot, dry gusts that can knock down trees or kick up dust and particulate matter, the winds have long caused problems in southern California. The 2017 Thomas Fire, which destroyed more than ...

Wildfires in Los Angeles have claimed 24 lives, with officials warning of dangerous winds that could exacerbate ... "That doesn't bode well." California Governor Gavin Newsom vowed the city ...

California wildfires update: Deanne Criswell, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the United States, has warned that "dangerous and strong" winds can expand the deadly wildfires ...

With the ability to turn a small spark into a raging wildfire, the Santa Anas are dry, warm and gusty northeast winds that blow from Nevada and Utah to Southern California toward the coast.

Gusty Santa Ana winds are forecast to come and go over southern California in the next several days, at times further exacerbating the deadly and devastating wildfires across the region. The strongest ...

The Santa Ana winds — dry, gusty winds that blow toward the coast — have fueled the fires in Southern California this week. They are relatively common in the region, but meteorologists say the ...