Updated at 7:50 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, >> Subscribe to Times of San Diego’s free daily email newsletter! Strong Santa Ana winds — weather that rarely occurs in June — sent temperatures soaring more than 20 degrees above normal Tuesday across San Diego County, smashing or … And El Cajon topped out at 97, eight degrees above the record, set in 2015. Strong Santa Ana winds — weather that rarely occurs in June — sent temperatures soaring more than 20 degrees above normal Tuesday across San Diego County, smashing or tying records from the coast to the foothills. Q: I recently bought a condo and was in the process of replacing the carpet with laminate flooring because of allergies. The number of fires has impacted air quality, including to the north in San Francisco. Subscribe to email newsletters from the Union-Tribune about news, sports, business, opinion and more. And like the winds that race down the mountainsides near Los Angeles each fall, gaining heat and fanning the flames as they go, the gales that struck Oregon over the weekend have turned small fires into infernos. Goodrick, 33, Rethaford, 31, and their son spent Monday night in their car, sleeping little. (Gary Robbins / The San Diego Union-Tribune), Santa Ana winds grew faster and hotter Tuesday as they descended from the mountains of Southern California. Eight national forests were closed across California due to ongoing fire danger, including Angeles National Forest, San Bernardino National Forest, Los Padres National Forest, Inyo National Forest, Sequoia National Forest, Sierra National Forest and Stanislaus National Forest. Support Times of San Diego's growthwith a small monthly contribution. Heat wave to raise wildfire danger in San Diego County this weekend, Temperatures will approach 100 across inland valleys and foothills. Another round of Santa Ana winds is expected on Wednesday and Thursday. Readers React: Old enough to serve is old enough to vote, Animals’ health care a post-wildfire priority, San Diego area veterinarians explain concerns, advise limiting exercise until air quality improves, HOA Homefront – Fair Housing violations? However, none had been instituted by early evening. “Winds will not be as strong as they develop across San Diego County early Monday morning with peak The agency issued a red flag warning for the mountains and the western valleys that will take effect at noon Tuesday and last until 8 p.m. Wednesday. Rethaford, who is unemployed, worried about supporting his growing family, perhaps without a house. Gov. Tuesday’s coastal temperatures could be 20 degrees above normal in San Diego County. Sullivan said the winds will gust to about 40 mph through San Diego County’s mountains and valleys. They loaded their year-old son, Korbin, into their old Buick and raced west down the valley toward Eugene. The Santa Ana winds are strong, extremely dry downslope winds that originate inland and affect coastal Southern California and northern Baja California. Support Times of San Diego's growthwith a small monthly contribution. Heat wave to raise wildfire danger in San Diego County this weekend, Temperatures will approach 100 across inland valleys and foothills. Get top headlines from the Union-Tribune in your inbox weekday mornings, including top news, local, sports, business, entertainment and opinion. Strong, dry winds around the burn area have made efforts to control the blaze, dubbed the Valley Fire, extremely urgent and challenging. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory that will be in effect from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Sign up to get Breaking News email alerts. El Cajon hit... California's wildfire season is already the worst on record, and officials are warning that the autumn period—when the most destructive fires in the state tend to rage—is just beginning. 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Moderate to strong rip currents are expected along the coast on Monday. They often bring the lowest relative humidities of the year to coastal Southern California. Her fiance, James Rethaford, seized a diaper bag and a favorite quilt stitched by his late grandmother. Santa Ana conditions were expected in the northern reaches of the local mountains Tuesday evening and spread to the south overnight, with sustained wind speeds up to … At least one person has been found dead in Oregon as nearly 200 wildfires burn throughout the West Coast. “Climate change is not an abstract concept anymore,” he said. 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