Santa Ana winds are common in Southern California during cooler months. Here’s a look at the often-fierce winds that topple power lines and trees and can turn a spark into a raging wildfire.

San Francisco isn’t the only California city to adopt an unrealistic road-safety fad called Vision Zero, but it did so early ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A major “diablo wind” — notorious in autumn for its hot, dry gusts — is expected to whip up across Northern California on Thursday evening, causing humidity levels ...

Santa Ana and Diablo winds are both blowing in California. But there's a ... Friday’s temperatures in San Jose hit a balmy 73 degrees. It was 68 degrees in Oakland. Even San Francisco, ...

Editor's note: This file captures the news of the California wildfires from Tuesday, Jan. 21. For the latest updates on the LA and San Diego fires, follow USA TODAY's coverage for Wednesday, Jan ...

A red flag warning of critical fire danger conditions will be in effect until 6 p.m. Monday in the San Gabriel Mountains, the 14 Freeway corridor, the Santa Clarita Valley, Malibu Coast, Calabasas ...

Santa Ana winds finally delivered a big, direct hit on San Diego County Tuesday, gusting as high as 102 mph in the backcountry where a touch of long-overdue rain could arrive this weekend.

SAN FRANCISCO – As most of the U.S. sweltered in mid-July 2022 − when temperatures in many major cities reached the high 90s and even triple digits − a national weather map showed San ...