Santa Ana winds are returning to Southern California with wind gusts peaking up to 45 mph for parts of Los Angeles County.

Santa Ana winds are returning to San Diego County Wednesday evening, surging temperatures and prompting a wind advisory for much of the region.

Shifting weather patterns will produce a taste of summer, along with stiff Santa Ana winds, followed by a cooling trend and the possibility of rain in San Diego County, according to the National Weather Service.

Santa Ana Mountains is under an updated wind advisory which was issued by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 8:52 a.m. The advisory is in effect until 4 p.m.

For Riverside metro on Saturday and Sunday, the highs will peak in the upper 60s, dropping into the upper 40s during the overnight hours. The weekend temps in the Coachella Valley will see highs around 80 and lows in the mid 50s.

The current high-pressure system over Southern California is expected to give way to weak storms that will send temperatures plummeting down.

The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for much of the El Paso region, far West Texas and southern New Mexico for Monday through 8 p.m. This means these areas could face "extreme fire danger.

The Eaton and Palisades fires started Jan. 7 in a fierce Santa Ana windstorm. Here are the weather conditions that contributed to their rapid spread.