As the winds shift, you'll feel a warm-up across San Diego.
Winds are expected to be so intense on Thursday that the Mountain Empire Unified School District has closed all schools for the day, according to the San Diego County Office of Education.
: Schools in the Mountain Empire Unified School District will be closed on Thursday, Jan. 26 due to forecasted high winds.The region's mountains and valleys were placed under a high wind warning from 7 p.m. Wednesday to 10 p.m. Thursday due to winds expected in the 30 to 40 mph range with some gusts reaching up to 65 mph. The rest of the county was under a wind advisory during the same period.Sign up for NBC San Diego newsletters.
Winds are expected to peak during the day Thursday, increasing anywhere from 5 to 10 mph from Wednesday's expected highs. Santa Ana winds bring big gusts, dry weather and fire danger to San Diego County. Here's what causes them. Friday is"going to be a pretty windy day," NBC 7 Meteorologist Sheena Parveen said."It's all because of that area of high pressure" over Arizona and Utah.
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