After a brief respite on Saturday, gusty winds from the north and northeast are expected to return to the Los Angeles area as early as Sunday.

But gusty winds, coming from the north and northeast, are expected to return as early as Sunday.

Isolated pockets of gusty winds reached 35 mph in the Malibu area and 58 mph in the San Gabriel Mountains on Thursday morning, according to the weather service.

She has struggled to get answers from Southern California Edison about why her and her neighbors’ power was shut off after the gusty winds that swept through earlier in the week had already passed.

While the cause of each blaze has yet to be determined, all have exploded in or near foothill communities where gusty winds and dry air and vegetation fueled fast-spreading flames.