{"id":478586,"date":"2025-12-29T22:01:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T22:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/478586\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T22:01:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T22:01:09","slug":"southern-california-wraps-up-the-year-with-more-crazy-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/478586\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern California Wraps Up the Year with More Crazy Weather"},"content":{"rendered":"

Southern California is closing out the year with even more crazy weather. The region was pummeled by torrential rains and now powerful Santa Ana winds are blowing through with a bang. The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory, with a high wind warning<\/a> in effect for several more wind-prone areas.<\/p>\n

For much of Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange County and the Inland Empire, north to northeast winds are expected to blow steadily at 25 to 35 miles per hour, with gusts reaching up to 50 miles per hour. That alone is enough to rattle windows and knock over patio furniture.<\/p>\n

The Santa Susana Mountains, parts of the San Gabriels and Santa Monicas, and major travel corridors like Interstate 5 and Highway 14 could see damaging winds between 55 and 75 miles per hour. Isolated gusts may even spike near 85 miles per hour. That\u2019s strong enough to snap branches, topple trees and take down power lines, especially with the ground still soaked from the recent storms.<\/p>\n

Weather officials like KTLA’s Kacey Montoya<\/a> say the wet soil is a big concern, as trees that might normally hold firm are more likely to give way, raising the risk of road closures and power outages. Large vehicles like trucks, vans and RVs could struggle, particularly through mountain passes and exposed highways.<\/p>\n

The strongest winds blew in overnight into Monday morning, but should gradually ease by mid-afternoon. Both the wind advisory and the high wind warning are scheduled to expire around 3pm today, but Santa Ana conditions will linger into Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Boaters should also take note. Nearshore waters from Ventura to Santa Monica could see hazardous conditions, with rough seas and strong offshore winds making for risky outings.<\/p>\n

Despite all the chaos, skies will stay mostly sunny through Monday. Clouds will start to increase Tuesday as the weather pattern shifts once again. And, yes, more rain is coming.<\/p>\n

Forecast models show a solid chance of showers arriving late Wednesday, with widespread rain likely on New Year\u2019s Day. Wet weather could continue into Friday, Saturday and possibly Sunday, though exact timing and totals are still unclear.<\/p>\n

For now, stay weather aware<\/a> and have a backup plan for outdoor New Year’s celebrations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Southern California is closing out the year with even more crazy weather. The region was pummeled by torrential…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":478587,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[1582,276,10336,2961,224,5337,10337,1072],"class_list":{"0":"post-478586","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-california","10":"tag-categories-things-to-do","11":"tag-la","12":"tag-los-angeles","13":"tag-losangeles","14":"tag-news-city-life","15":"tag-things-to-do"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115805112553754847","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=478586"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478586\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/478587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=478586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=478586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=478586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}