The most serious red flag fire weather warning has been issued by the NWS for swaths of L.A. and Ventura counties starting before dawn Tuesday.

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

Fire danger remains high in parts of Los Angeles that have been ablaze for days, but there is hope that better weather over the weekend will give firefighters battling the flames some much-needed relief.

National Weather Service offices across Southern California are warning residents of an increase in weather conditions that are conducive to rapid fire growth. Meteorologists are most concerned about conditions from Monday afternoon through Wednesday morning when winds will be at their peak and relative humidity will be low.

Southern California remains in critical fire danger in the coming days, as red flag warnings continue amid the dry and windy conditions that are fuelling deadly wildfires in the Los Angeles area. More than 8 million people are in the critical fire risk zone.

Strong winds are predicted for California this week, particularly in the southern part of the state, the National Weather Service said.

A perfect storm of weather and climate conditions led to the severity of the wildfires devastating Southern California.

Southern California will experience cooler and breezy temperatures over the weekend before another Santa Ana event develops early next week.

This condition will bring low marine clouds with pockets of fog and mist to the coastal regions during late afternoon and evening. Otherwise, moderate to fresh (13 to 24 mph) Santa Lucia (northeasterly) winds are forecast during the night and morning driving the marine layer off the sea and leaving behind clear skies.

While areas of Los Angeles County are still under mandatory evacuation orders, Southern California gets a "much-needed" reprieve from fire weather conditions. But, the break will likely be short-lived as "dangerous fire weather conditions" are forecasted to pick back up again the following week, according to the National Weather Service, NWS.

A red flag warning has been issued for the Inland Empire and some cities in the Coachella Valley as strong gusty winds and low humidity are expected early next week. The warning is in effect from 10 a.