Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Alexandria, Alexandria International Airport (KAEX)

Lat: 31.33°NLon: 92.56°WElev: 89ft.

Fair

86°F

30°C

Humidity	65%
Wind Speed	E 8 mph
Barometer	30.03 in (1017.0 mb)
Dewpoint	73°F (23°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	93°F (34°C)
Last update	23 Aug 9:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NW Gardner LA

Heat Advisory August 23, 11:00am until August 23, 08:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Today
High: 100 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 77 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 99 °F
Slight Chance
Showers then
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 77 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Tuesday
High: 99 °F
Hot
Tuesday Night
Low: 77 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 99 °F
Hot
Wednesday Night
Low: 77 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Thursday
High: 96 °F
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 108. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

Monday

A slight chance of showers between 11am and noon. Increasing clouds and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 77. South wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

Thursday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 74.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.