An Extreme Heat Warning will impact Southern California this week as potentially record-breaking temperatures settle over Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernadino counties.

The Extreme Heat Warning 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.

Here’s how to find a county Cooling Center near you.

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Los Angeles County Cooling Centers

To find an LA County Cooling Center near you, visit the county’s interactive map and click on a green snowflake icon or check out this list of Cooling Center sites.

Most Cooling Centers are located inside local library branches or senior centers. Times vary by location, so check each listing separately for that information via the county’s map. Angelenos can also call 311 to learn more.

To get you started, here are 10 LA County Cooling Centers:

Little Tokyo Branch Library

Chinatown Branch Library

Felipe de Neve Branch Library

Pico Union Branch Library

Malabar Branch Library

Robert Louis Stevenson Branch Library

East Los Angeles Service Center

Los Feliz Branch Library

Wilshire Branch Library

Atwater Village Branch Library

The City of Los Angeles said Monday these Cooling Centers will operate under extended hours — 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., Tuesday through Friday — for Angelenos and their pets seeking respite from the scorching temps:

Canoga Park Senior Citizen’s Center in San Fernando Valley | 7326 Jordan Ave.

North Hollywood Senior Citizen Center | 5301 Tujunga Ave.

Pecan Recreation Center in Downtown LA | 145 S. Pecan St.

Algin Sutton Recreation Center in South LA | 8800 S. Hoover St.

LA County’s interactive map of Cooling Centers.

Orange County Cooling Centers

If you’re in the OC, here’s the county’s Cooling Center Directory, 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.

Here are 10 among many Orange County Cooling Centers:

Downtown Anaheim Community Center

East Anaheim Branch Library

Brea Senior Center

Buena Park Library

Cypress Community Center

Fullerton Community Center

Irvine Civic Center

Rancho Senior Center

La Habra Library

Lake Forest Community Center

Riverside County Cooling Centers

In Riverside County, Cooling Centers are activated when temps reach 97 degrees or higher. See the full list of sites.

Here are five Riverside County Cooling Centers to check on this week:

Joyce Jackson Community Center

La Sierra Senior Center

Ruth Lewis Community Center

Dales Senior Center

Arlanza Library

San Bernardino County Cool Places

San Bernadino County offers dozens of Cool Places, depending on how high temps get. Check out the full list.

Here are five San Bernardino County Cool Places:

Big Bear Lake Branch Library

Adelanto Branch Library

Chino Branch Library

Joshua Tree Branch Library

Yucaipa Branch Library

Ventura County Cooling Centers

Some Ventura County Library branches serve as designated Cooling Centers during heat waves, during regular library hours. Here’s a list of Ventura County Cooling Centers.

And a few highlights:

Avenue Library

Fillmore Library

Oak Park Library

Ojai Library

Piru Library

SoCal extreme heat safety

Some of LA County’s heat safety tips include 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.

The city offers heat safety tips in multiple languages, too.