Los Angeles is expected to have a “very high” wildfire danger rating Thursday.
The Los Angeles Fire Department predicted the rating Wednesday, writing on social media that Thursday’s expected Burning Index– an estimate on a scale from zero to 162 of how difficult fire containment would be based on flame length– is 118.
Thursday’s National Weather Service predicts high temperatures of 72 in downtown Los Angeles and 77 in Woodland Hills with a wind speed of about 8 mph out of the southeast.
“Please plan your Thursday with [Fire Safety] in mind,” the department wrote on Twitter.