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Areas of Dangerous Heat and Heavy Rain with Possible Flooding into this Weekend

Hot temperatures and high humidity are forecast to continue across much of northeast Texas into the mid-Mississippi Valley into this weekend with heat advisories in effect. Heavy to excessive rainfall occurring at times through Saturday could bring areas of flooding across parts of the central Plains into the upper Midwest/Great Lakes, and Four Corners states. Read More >

Current conditions at

Alexandria, Alexandria International Airport (KAEX)

Lat: 31.33°NLon: 92.56°WElev: 89ft.

Fair

86°F

30°C

Humidity 72%
Wind Speed E 6 mph
Barometer 30.22 in (1023.6 mb)
Dewpoint 76°F (24°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index96°F (36°C)
Last update 17 Sep 9:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles N Colfax LA

  • Today

    Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 103. East wind around 5 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 96 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 71 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 74.

    Low: 74 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 103. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 74.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 96.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles N Colfax LA
 31.57°N 92.68°W (Elev. 125 ft)
Last Update:
6:30 am CDT Sep 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10am CDT Sep 17, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 23, 2026
 
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