Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall from the High Plains to the Ohio Valley; Heat Continuing in the Central Plains and Southeast

A stationary front will be the focus for daily showers and thunderstorms capable of widely scattered flash flooding and severe weather from the High Plains to the Ohio Valley. Monsoonal thunderstorms could cause local flash flooding across the Southwest and the Great Basin. Dangerous heat continues across the Central Plains and Southeast. Many areas will see their hottest temperatures of the year. Read More >

Current conditions at

Alexandria, Alexandria International Airport (KAEX)

Lat: 31.33°NLon: 92.56°WElev: 89ft.

Partly Cloudy

96°F

36°C

Humidity 44%
Wind Speed Vrbl 7 mph
Barometer 29.97 in (1014.9 mb)
Dewpoint 71°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index103°F (39°C)
Last update 12 Aug 2:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Alexandria International Airport LA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 106. South wind around 10 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 106. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southwest  after midnight.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 106. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 106. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southwest after midnight.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Alexandria International Airport LA
 31.32°N 92.56°W
2:45 pm CDT Aug 12, 2026
3pm CDT Aug 12, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 18, 2026
 
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