Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Alexandria, Alexandria International Airport (KAEX)

Lat: 31.33°NLon: 92.56°WElev: 89ft.

Overcast

74°F

23°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed SW 13 mph
Barometer 29.78 in (1008.7 mb)
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 2:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Alexandria LA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers after 4pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3am.  Patchy fog after 10pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 59 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Calm wind.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Calm wind.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Light southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of showers after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3am. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Calm wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Light southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Alexandria LA
 31.3°N 92.48°W
12:51 pm CST Feb 26, 2026
3pm CST Feb 26, 2026-6pm CST Mar 4, 2026
 
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