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Todays weather in Los Angeles - Wednesday - 20 May 2026
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The Sandy Fire has scorched over 1,700 acres in Simi Valley with just five percent containment — and a second round of Santa Ana winds arrives Tuesday morning. Air quality across LA and Ventura counties is in the unhealthy range; here's what you need to know before you head out.
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Los Angeles, the Sandy Fire is not slowing down. Nearly one thousand seven hundred acres burned in Simi Valley as of Tuesday evening, and containment is sitting at just five percent.
Here's the part that matters most right now. The first round of Santa Ana winds that drove Monday's spread?
More than thirteen thousand residents have been evacuated from Simi Valley and surrounding areas, including parts of Bell Canyon, Santa Susana, and Chatsworth. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library was also evacuated as a precaution.
The smoke isn't staying local. South Coast AQMD issued a smoke advisory covering both LA and Ventura counties Monday evening.
Governor Newsom secured a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant, which covers seventy-five percent of eligible suppression costs. That's money moving quickly, which tells you how seriously this is being treated at the state level.
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