As our local trees continue to feel a strong wind blow, news reports have many people outside Southern California thinking the entire region is on fire. Although it may feel that way to thousands of people, the recent wind blown fires have stayed west of Claremont. In fact, we have seen very little smoke from the blazes because everything is blowing out to sea. The weather in Claremont will continue to hover in the low 70s, with sunny windy conditions through the weekend. These strong Santa Ana winds will be diminishing over the next few days, with high temperatures remaining dry and mild through next week. In fact, there’s even no rain or snow predicted in the long range forecast. COURIER photo/Peter Weinberger