Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared across the Los Angeles area.

Projected rainfall in Southern California could bring much-needed relief to crews battling deadly wildfires and also fears for potential mudslides.

Southern California will continue to face "dangerous fire weather conditions" including strong Santa Ana winds and extremely low humidity through later this week, forecasters said Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Windy and dry conditions returned to Southern California on Monday, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking as firefighters continue to battle two major blazes in the Los Angeles area that started in similar weather nearly two weeks ago.

A significant change in the weather is in the forecast for Southern California, including the likelihood of rain. An area of low pressure will drop into the region on

The particularly dangerous situation alert is relatively new to Southern California but has been issued before the recent wildfires that have caused devastation across LA County.

Another round of fire weather could last for much of next week in Southern California, bringing new dangers as Pacific Palisades, Altadena and surrounding communities struggle to assess the damage of devastating wildfires earlier this month.

A forecast map from the National Weather Service (NWS) has highlighted the ... mph (stronger in the higher elevations). Elsewhere in California, firefighters have been battling multiple wildfires ...

according to the National Weather Service. There will be another increase in northeast winds Wednesday night into Thursday. The red-flag warning applies for a large swath of Southern California ...

Rainfall is expected to reach Los Angeles and Southern California this weekend, bringing the risk of mudslides and fire debris flow.

Parched Southern California was forecast to face more dangerous winds on Wednesday but could get some needed rain this weekend, dampening prospects of another round of deadly wildfires while raising the possibility of challenges like toxic ash runoff.