Local brief
Red Flag Warning for Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, California (Thursday 6 a.m. to Friday 10 p.m. PDT)
The National Weather Service in Los Angeles/Oxnard issued Red Flag Warnings for most valleys, coasts and mountains of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties from 6 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, to 10 p.m. PDT Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, for Santa Ana winds and very dry air. A Fire Weather Watch covers the San Luis Obispo County Mountains and Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains Friday.
The National Weather Service in Los Angeles/Oxnard issued Red Flag Warnings at 2:38 p.m. PDT on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. This is the first Santa Ana wind event of the season. The warnings run from 6 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, to 10 p.m. PDT Friday, Oct. 16.
Valleys and coasts warning: Ventura County Beaches, Ventura County Inland Coast, Central Ventura County Valleys, Southeastern Ventura County Valleys, Malibu Coast, Calabasas and Agoura Hills, the Western and Eastern San Fernando Valley, and the Los Angeles County San Gabriel Valley. Winds: northeast to east 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph. Isolated gusts of 50 to 60 mph are possible in the hills. Humidity may drop to 5 to 15 percent.
Mountains warning: the Western and Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area, Santa Susana Mountains, Southern and Northern Ventura County Mountains, Interstate 5 Corridor, Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor, and Eastern San Gabriel Mountains. Winds: northeast to east 20 to 40 mph with gusts of 50 to 70 mph. Humidity may drop to 8 to 20 percent.
Fire Weather Watch: the San Luis Obispo County Mountains and Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains, from Friday morning through Friday afternoon (until 6 p.m. PDT Friday). Winds: east 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Humidity may drop to 8 to 20 percent.
The weather service says Santa Ana winds will quickly develop Thursday and peak Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon, then weaken through the weekend. Dry air will dry out any helpful effects of the recent rains. In the windiest areas, Red Flag conditions may linger into Saturday.
Why it matters: if a fire starts, conditions are favorable for extreme fire behavior that would threaten life and property.
What to do: Use extreme caution with anything that can spark a wildfire. Residents near wildland areas should be prepared to evacuate if a wildfire breaks out. The weather service points to readyforwildfire.org and wildfirerisk.org for information.
Source: National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard, California, Red Flag Warning and Fire Weather Watch issued 2:38 p.m. PDT Oct. 13, 2026. Follow the weather service and local officials for updates.
Source: the public notice on this register NN-NWS-20261013-KLOX-FW-W-0005 · National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA.
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