“Bitter cold temperatures and wind chills can result in hypothermia and frostbite within minutes,” NWS meteorologists said.

Things will remain relatively calm for the weekend, but "a difficult to resolve weather pattern" begins early to mid-next week, the NWS said.

Temperatures climb to the middle 70s by Thursday afternoon. Morning lows in the Valley will also climb back to average, around the mid 40s.

Firefighters battling two fires that have wreaked destruction across Los Angeles for nine days could get some respite on ...