Helen Willetts
BBC Weather

Oh Red flag Warning – which means Critical fire conditions– Continues through Friday in Los Angeles and Southern California.

This is due to strong Santa Ana winds with very low humidity and temperatures a few degrees above average. Plus, Southern California is currently experiencing a severe drought.There has been little rain so far this winter.

But this is a constantly changing situation and These warnings are updated frequently by the US National Weather Service., externalWhere you can stay up to date.

gave The winds are picking up again now. In the area. Locally damaging gusts of up to 75 mph (121 km/h) are expected through the mountains and valleys. But there will be gusty winds of 40 or 50 mph.

This means that it is a very dangerous situation as, with Such dry vegetation and wind gusts can cause fires to spread and spread quickly..

Winds are forecast to die down by Friday afternoon, but gusts as high as 40 mph are still possible. There is There is no sign of rain and thus the conditions remained dangerous throughout Friday. afternoon and evening.

The warning remains in place until Saturday, despite some easing of the winds.

However, winds are likely to pick up again on Sunday and early next week, but there will still be no rain in the forecast days.