Terrifying 80mph ‘Devil’s Wind’ will FUEL LA wildfires this weekend with ‘biblical’ gales to bring even more devastation
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A TERRIFYING 80mph "Devil's wind" is set to fuel the Los Angeles wildfires this weekend as "biblical" gales will bring more devastation. Some 130,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes and 2,000 buildings have been burnt as the city battles five uncontrolled fires.
![[Wind gusts are blowing the wildfires and making them spread faster]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/000-ordered-evacuate-southern-california-962408867.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Firefighters are continuing to heroically battle the infernos - but the odds are now against them with the weather expected to get worse in the coming hours. A Santa Ana wind, also known as a 'devil wind', is now forecast for Los Angeles as firefighters prepare for a long siege with the inferno.
![[PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 08: Embers fly through the air in the Highland neighborhood during the Palisades Fire, on January 8, 2025 in the Pacific Palisades community of Los Angeles, California. Multiple wildfires fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds are burning across Los Angeles County. Five people have been killed, over 25,000 acres have burned, and 30,000 people have been evacuated. (Photo by Jay L. Clendenin/Getty Images)]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/GETTY_Powerful-Winds-Fuel-Multiple-Fires-Across-Los-Angeles-Area_NEW_GYI2192452424jpg-JS962563183.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
A devil wind is where a strong, gusty, and dry wind moves east from the desert and the Sierra Nevada mountains over LA and out to the sea. The low humidity in the air is key for fires to take hold as it dries out the vegetation around the city. More hot, windy weather is forecast for LA at least until Tuesday.
![[PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 7: Strong winds blow embers around firefighters battling the Eaton Fire as many homes burn on January 7, 2025 in Pasadena, California. A powerful Santa Ana wind event has dramatically raised the danger of wind-driven wildfires such as the dangerous and destructive Palisades Fire near Santa Monica. The strong winds also forced President Joe Biden to cancel his plan to travel between Los Angeles and Riverside, California. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/GETTY_Powerful-Winds-Fuel-Multiple-Fires-Across-Los-Angeles-Area_NEW_GYI2192362194jpg-JS962388541.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
It comes as... Todd Hall, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service, said winds will pick up on Thursday night and then over the weekend. Hall told the New York Times that another period of windiness will bring 80mph on Monday and Tuesday and will "need to be watched".
The National Weather Service said there is "critical fire weather" and issued a red flag warning over the fire risk. That runs until 6pm on Friday - during that time there is the potential for fire to rapidly spread, it says. Unfortunately, there is no rain in the forecast.
![[The Hollywood sign is seen with smoke from the multiple wildfires]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/hollywood-sign-seen-smoke-multiple-962454307.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
