LOS ANGELES (KNX) — The Los Angeles County Health Officer is warning four California regions about excessively cold weather this week, with wind chill temperatures expected to hit below 32°.
The affected areas include the Santa Clarita and Antelope Valleys from Friday through Sunday, the East San Fernando Valley from Saturday through Sunday and the L.A. City Mountains from Friday through Saturday.
"Children, the elderly, and people with disabilities or special medical needs are especially vulnerable during cold weather. Extra precaution should be taken to ensure they don’t get too cold when they are outside," said Muntu Davis, the L.A. County Health officer.
"There are places where people can go to stay warm, such as shelters or other public facilities. We also want to remind people not to use stoves, barbeques or ovens to heat their homes due to the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.”
Persons with pets are advised to bring them indoors during the cold weather watch and never leave outside overnight.
Ahead of the cold weather watch, the National Weather Service issued a warning for multiple storms in the L.A. region through next week.
Several hours of rain are expected Thursday and the wet weather is expected to return Monday through Tuesday of next week.
Find shelter:
The L.A. Homeless Services Authority has a Winter Shelter Program available for those in need.
Locations and transportation information are available here or by calling the L.A. County Information line at 2-1-1 from any landline or cell phone.
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