Climate & Environment
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California
Light winds, increasing humidity and a chance of rain are forecast to bring relief to the Los Angeles area, helping put a damper on the Franklin fire.
After a major wildfire in Malibu and a tornado in the Bay Area, forecasters are warning of more high winds and storms coming soon across California.
Thanksgiving will kick off a stretch of clear and warm weather across Southern California, though winds will also slightly increase.
With the wind dying down and the humidity rising, some 3,000 fire personnel were making headway Saturday containing the Mountain fire, which has destroyed more than 130 homes and damaged nearly 90 others in Ventura County.
Southern California will have a respite from hot, dry weather this weekend as colder temperatures sweep in — bringing with them the possibility of scattered rain showers and snow in the mountains.
A few days of cooler temperatures are expected across California before a low pressure system brings high winds that could increase fire risk later this week.
Five people have died, more than 2,000 structures have burned and at least 130,000 residents are under evacuation orders because of the wildfires burning across Los Angeles County. ‘We are absolutely not out of danger yet,’ Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said.
Temperatures will range from the mid- to low 70s along the coast to the high 80s in inland and valley areas Saturday, officials said.
With a destructive fire burning out of control in Ventura County, Southern California faces another day of intense winds and dry conditions.