{"id":660671,"date":"2026-03-16T22:51:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T22:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/660671\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T22:51:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T22:51:17","slug":"find-cooling-centers-in-la-county-oc-riverside-amid-heat-wave-nbc-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/660671\/","title":{"rendered":"Find Cooling Centers in LA County, OC, Riverside amid heat wave \u2013 NBC Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/weather-news\/extreme-heat-warning-los-angeles-county-weather\/3861874\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Extreme Heat Warning<\/a> will impact Southern California this week as potentially record-breaking temperatures settle over Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernadino counties.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/forecast.weather.gov\/showsigwx.php?warnzone=CAZ368&amp;warncounty=CAC037&amp;firewxzone=CAZ368&amp;local_place1=East%20L.A.%20CA&amp;product1=Extreme+Heat+Warning&amp;lat=34.0522&amp;lon=-118.2433\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Extreme Heat Warning<\/a> is in effect from 10 a.m. Tuesday to 8 p.m. Friday. In Los Angeles County, residents can visit hundreds of Cooling Centers this week to get relief from the heat.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how to find a county Cooling Center near you.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA long stretch of heat is in store for Southern California, making for a winter warm-up. Kelley Moody has your First Alert Forecast for Saturday, March 14, 2026.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles County Cooling Centers<\/p>\n<p>To find an LA County Cooling Center near you, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/lacounty.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/webappviewer\/index.html?id=6951814a278845af967f67a84c048468\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">county\u2019s interactive map<\/a> and click on a green snowflake icon or check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/ready.lacounty.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/English-Primary-List-2025-Cooling-Centers-List-for-Webpage-9.8.2025.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">list of Cooling Center sites<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Most Cooling Centers are located inside local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lapl.org\/branches\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">library branches<\/a> or senior centers. Times vary by location, so check each listing separately for that information via the county\u2019s map. Angelenos can also call 311 to learn more.<\/p>\n<p>To get you started, here are 10 LA County Cooling Centers:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Little Tokyo Branch Library<\/li>\n<li>Chinatown Branch Library<\/li>\n<li>Felipe de Neve Branch Library<\/li>\n<li>Pico Union Branch Library<\/li>\n<li>Malabar Branch Library<\/li>\n<li>Robert Louis Stevenson Branch Library<\/li>\n<li>East Los Angeles Service Center<\/li>\n<li>Los Feliz Branch Library<\/li>\n<li>Wilshire Branch Library<\/li>\n<li>Atwater Village Branch Library<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The City of Los Angeles said Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/emergency.lacity.gov\/heat\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">these Cooling Centers<\/a> will operate under extended hours \u2014 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., Tuesday through Friday \u2014 for Angelenos and their pets seeking respite from the scorching temps:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Canoga Park Senior Citizen\u2019s Center in San Fernando Valley | 7326 Jordan Ave.<\/li>\n<li>North Hollywood Senior Citizen Center | 5301 Tujunga Ave.<\/li>\n<li>Pecan Recreation Center in Downtown LA | 145 S. Pecan St.<\/li>\n<li>Algin Sutton Recreation Center in South LA | 8800 S. Hoover St.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Orange County Cooling Centers<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re in the OC, here\u2019s the county\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocgov.com\/sites\/ocgov\/files\/2025-07\/OC-Cooling-Centers-2025-English_0.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cooling Center Directory<\/a>, which includes sites in Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Irvine, La Habra, Laguna Beach, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Orange, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Here are 10 among many Orange County Cooling Centers:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Downtown Anaheim Community Center<\/li>\n<li>East Anaheim Branch Library<\/li>\n<li>Brea Senior Center<\/li>\n<li>Buena Park Library<\/li>\n<li>Cypress Community Center<\/li>\n<li>Fullerton Community Center<\/li>\n<li>Irvine Civic Center<\/li>\n<li>Rancho Senior Center<\/li>\n<li>La Habra Library<\/li>\n<li>Lake Forest Community Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Riverside County Cooling Centers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In Riverside County, Cooling Centers are activated when temps reach 97 degrees or higher. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.riversideca.gov\/readyriverside\/be-informed\/hazards\/extreme-heat#cooling-centers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">full list of sites<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are five Riverside County Cooling Centers to check on this week:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Joyce Jackson Community Center<\/li>\n<li>La Sierra Senior Center<\/li>\n<li>Ruth Lewis Community Center<\/li>\n<li>Dales Senior Center<\/li>\n<li>Arlanza Library<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>San Bernardino County Cool Places<\/p>\n<p>San Bernadino County offers dozens of Cool Places, depending on how high temps get. Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1kKd-HjA5gajTfmu_suDcZdIm4c_0TER8Nxxo9lULjgo\/edit?tab=t.0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the full list<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are five San Bernardino County Cool Places:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Big Bear Lake Branch Library<\/li>\n<li>Adelanto Branch Library<\/li>\n<li>Chino Branch Library<\/li>\n<li>Joshua Tree Branch Library<\/li>\n<li>Yucaipa Branch Library<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ventura County Cooling Centers<\/p>\n<p>Some Ventura County Library branches serve as designated Cooling Centers during heat waves, during regular library hours. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.venturacounty.gov\/library-service\/cooling-centers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Here\u2019s a list<\/a> of Ventura County Cooling Centers.<\/p>\n<p>And a few highlights:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Avenue Library<\/li>\n<li>Fillmore Library<\/li>\n<li>Oak Park Library<\/li>\n<li>Ojai Library<\/li>\n<li>Piru Library<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>SoCal extreme heat safety<\/p>\n<p>Some of LA County\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ready.lacounty.gov\/heat\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">heat safety tips<\/a>\u00a0include staying out of the sun between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., drinking plenty of water (two to four glasses every hour), wearing light-colored and lightweight clothing, and never leaving your pets and children unattended in hot cars.<\/p>\n<p>The city offers heat safety tips in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climate4la.org\/heat-relief-outreach-materials\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">multiple languages<\/a>, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An Extreme Heat Warning will impact Southern California this week as potentially record-breaking temperatures settle over Los Angeles,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":660672,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[1582,276,8071,2961,224,6080,5337,1036,8470,17748,33077,313],"class_list":{"0":"post-660671","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-california","10":"tag-extreme-weather","11":"tag-la","12":"tag-los-angeles","13":"tag-los-angeles-county","14":"tag-losangeles","15":"tag-orange-county","16":"tag-riverside-county","17":"tag-san-bernardino-county","18":"tag-ventura-county","19":"tag-weather"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116241307089935150","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=660671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660671\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/660672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=660671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=660671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=660671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}