Air Compresses News Today

Is this live? this is a still picture coming in. in the center, the tiny white line, thats the hollywood sign. look at the smoke above it. no clouds. all smoke. winds are fuelling out of control wild fires there. rick reichmuth is live. santa ana, when does it stop? >> about friday well see things come down. winds have increased the last hour or so. they will increase through the evening hours. we have elevated fire danger across southern california. and we have this high pressure. this is how t...

Temperatures today. above 100 degrees in boise and salt lake city. record highs in seattle of 91 degrees. pretty tough for folks without air-conditioning. continuing to see the heat building here. boise, salt lake city all still above 100 as we head into tomorrow. the heat not really abating. nor will the dry conditions abate all that much in the southwest as well. we might get a stray thunderstorm. that would only serve to maybe spark new wildfires in the southwest. hot and dry conditions preva...

Provide the strong winds for california. as that wind moves through the high mountain passes, the wind actually begins to compress some air. as the air compresses and moves through the canyons, it heats up, almost like a bellows in a black smith shop, almost fanning the flames, if you will. that will be the situation they may deal with for the rest of the weekend and possibly for the next week to come. keep in mind, with the situation in southern california, it is a mediterranean climate. they h...