The chilly winter weather that whipped Southern California this week is expected to clear out over the weekend, with temperatures warming to slightly above normal.

After a final bout of freezing temperatures in valley and mountain areas Friday morning, forecasters said a high-pressure system and offshore winds should soon push out the cold weather that brought snow and bitter winds to parts of the region.

“Everybody was freezing,” said Stuart Seto, a weather specialist with the National Weather Service. “Before this week, we were sitting in 70-degree weather. But all of the sudden … we got chilly pretty quick.”

While overnight temperatures could remain in the 30s in places such as Burbank, Woodland Hills and downtown L.A., Seto said the warming trend is forecast to begin this weekend. Temperatures were expected to hit the 70s by Sunday, a few degrees warmer than the 67- or 68-degree weather typically seen at this time of year.

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