Crews working against a wildfire in Santa Clarita will face red flag conditions Monday afternoon when temperatures climb toward triple digits, the humidity drops and winds pushing toward homes and businesses accelerate to as much as 30 mph, the National Weather Service said.
“Conditions are right for a fire to spread,” said meteorologist Tom Fisher. “After that wetter than normal winter we had, we have extra grasses growing and now those grasses have pretty much dried out.”
Temperatures across Santa Clarita and the Antelope Valley are expected to be, at minimum, 90 degrees but could reach 105 degrees Monday before an onshore flow moves in overnight and rapidly turns down the heat across the region later in the week.