Winds
RIVERSIDE (CNS) – Strong winds are forecast across the Inland Empire continuing to at least Saturday amid a shift in the jet stream that will dry out the region following the storms that ended 2025, according to the National Weather Service.
“A new short wave trough of low pressure driven by the polar jet stream swiftly passes through Wednesday night and into Thursday,” the NWS said in a statement. “This inside slider will be a wind producer and not a precipitation producer.”
A wind advisory is in effect for Riverside and San Bernardino counties to 1 p.m. Saturday.
“Onshore westerly winds will be strong in the mountains and deserts, especially the desert slopes of the mountains,” the NWS said. “Gusts should reach 55 to 65 mph in the windiest spots.”
Forecasters expressed doubts about elevated wildfire risks during the Santa Anas.
“While these warm, dry and windy conditions will boost fire potential, relatively high vegetation moisture … will mitigate that threat,” according to the weather service.
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