Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats; Heat Risk Expands; Monitoring the Tropics

Flash flooding risks continue for portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin through today. Severe thunderstorms are outlooked from the eastern Great Lakes, southern New England into the mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Heat risk increases and expands across the center of the nation and across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic this week. Continue to closely monitor tropical development in the Gulf. Read More >

Current conditions at

Alexandria, Alexandria International Airport (KAEX)

Lat: 31.33°NLon: 92.56°WElev: 89ft.

Fair

78°F

26°C

Humidity	90%
Wind Speed	NE 3 mph
Barometer	30.04 in (1017.6 mb)
Dewpoint	75°F (24°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	80°F (27°C)
Last update	31 Aug 7:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Colfax LA

Today
High: 97 °F
Hot
Tonight
Low: 74 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 95 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Tuesday Night
Low: 73 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 95 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Wednesday Night
Low: 73 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 95 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 73 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 95 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1pm and 4pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 106. Light east wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 73.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 95.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 73.

Friday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95.

Friday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.