The weather roller coaster which set the stage for a disastrous fire, and flooding in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties is taking us for a ride again.
We could see some potentially dangerous brush fire conditions on the South Coast beginning on Saturday night.
First, unseasonably hot weather and wind set the stage for the massive Thomas brush fire in December. Then, a storm which focused on fire stripped slopes led to this month’s deadly flooding in Southern Santa Barbara County.
National Weather Service forecasters say a high pressure ridge could create near record temperatures, and Santa Ana winds in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties Saturday night into Monday. Highs could reach the 80’s on the coast and inland, with humidity dropping to the 10 to 20 percent range. Santa Ana winds could hit the 40 to 60 mile an hour range Saturday night into Sunday.
The conditions will ease in the new week. The one bit of good news for those working to deal with debris removal from the January 9th flooding is that there is no rain in the extended forecast.
