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“The irony is this notion that the dust is going to be mitigated and it won’t travel and disperse,” Gund, 52, said as a westerly breeze picked up.

No sustained heat next week due to predominantly westerly winds.

This weather set-up would once again bring milder westerly winds from the Atlantic and so a reduced chance of colder spells.

Strong westerly winds “shoved the fire into Wrightwood” when it crossed Highway 2 on Tuesday night, with gusts reaching up to 50 mph, Sherwin said.

Next week, we are back to westerly winds with dry spells and some sunshine, but also showers and longer spells of rain at times, especially in the north and west.