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Southern California will be getting a side of fire weather with their Thanksgiving meal this holiday as the region is met with gusty Santa Ana winds and low humidity starting Thursday.

NBC 7’s Bridget Naso has how Cal Fire and one San Diego family are preparing for the fire event.

Sheena Parveen’s Morning Forecast for Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020.

San Diego Gas & Electric turned the power back on Monday afternoon for nearly 3,000 customers in the Fallbrook area hit by an outage for the much of the day.

Dagmar Midcap’s evening forecast for Oct. 26, 2020

Even with cooler temperatures, the region faces an increase in fire danger due to Santa Ana winds and as a result, North County residents were warned of possible power shutoffs. NBC 7’s Nicole Gomez speaks with Cal Fire for more details.

A strong high-pressure system over the Pacific Ocean will expand over Southern California this week, weather forecasters said Sunday bringing heat, low relative humidity and gusty winds to San Diego County, enhancing the wildfire risk. High pressure will begin to influence the region Sunday, the first day of the big warmup that will affect Southern California through the week, the…

Slightly cooler weather is predicted for San Diego County Sunday, but it will continue to feel hot and humid, weather forecasters said. Isolated thunderstorms are possible, mainly over the mountains, in the afternoons through Monday, according to the National Weather Service. The upper-level ridge axis moves south into Baja by Tuesday, shutting off monsoon moisture for the remainder of the…

High pressure will continue to weaken this weekend, bringing cooling to San Diego County, although it will continue to feel hot and humid, the National Weather Service said Saturday. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will occur mainly in the mountainsand deserts each afternoon through Monday, forecasters said. A flash flood warning and a severe thunderstorm warning was in effect briefly Saturday…

Tropical Depression 13 continues to move across the Caribbean with forecasters expecting it to possibly become a named tropical storm at some point Friday.

South Florida remained in the cone of concern for the latest tropical depression that could become a named tropical storm as early as Thursday or Friday. The 5 p.m. Thursday advisory from the National Hurricane Center had Tropical Depression 13 with maximum sustained winds of 35 miles per hour while 615 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands traveling to…

Heavy rains drenched the eastern Caribbean as a weather system strengthened into Tropical Storm Isaias late Wednesday while it passed south of Puerto Rico and headed for Hispaniola carrying the threat of flooding and landslides. The 11 p.m. advisory shows Isaias has winds of 50 mph and sits about 155 miles south of Ponce, Puerto Rico, and 265 miles southeast…

All eyes are on the Atlantic Ocean and what could be the next named system of the 2020 hurricane season that continues to churn in the open waters and has Florida in the cone of concern. The National Hurricane Center issued their first advisory for Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 on Tuesday, saying the area was about 435 miles east-southeast of…

All eyes remain focused on what could be the next hurricane in the 2020 season on Thursday as Tropical Storm Gonzalo continues to intensify.

Officials across the U.S. South are scrambling to adjust their hurricane plans around the coronavirus pandemic

A warming trend is beginning Sunday as high pressure builds over California, with the ridge peaking about Thursday, sending inland temperatures well above average and creating dangerously hot conditions for San Diego County deserts, forecasters said. Near the coast, a shallow marine layer will likely keep beaches much cooler with areas of low clouds and fog at times, the National…

Dagmar Midcap’s Evening Forecast for May 21, 2020

Much cooler weather will develop over San Diego County this week as high pressure is replaced with low pressure, which will allow the marine layer to be extensive most nights and mornings, the National Weather Service said Sunday. Strong westerly winds will prevail over the mountains and deserts, and cloud cover will be more persistent some days west of the…