Alexandria, LA 71307 Weather

Rapides Parish4:34 PM CDT31.20°N, 92.53°W

Current conditions

Clear
82°
Clear
Feels like 80°
High 81°·Low 49°
WindNE 5 mph
Humidity22%
Dew point39°
Pressure30.12 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover1%
UV index2 Low
Sunrise7:18 AM
Sunset6:33 PM

Observed at Alexandria, Alexandria International Airport · 54 min ago

Forecast

10-day
  • This Afternoon

    Sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

  • Tonight

    Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northeast wind around 0 mph.

  • Thursday

    Sunny, with a high near 84. North wind 0 to 5 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 hr ago.

  1. Now Sunny 80°
  2. 5 PM Sunny 79°
  3. 6 PM Clear 77°
  4. 7 PM Mostly Clear 70°
  5. 8 PM Clear 65°
  6. 9 PM Clear 62°
  7. 10 PM Mostly Clear 59°
  8. 11 PM Mostly Clear 57°
  9. Thu12 AM Clear 56°
  10. 1 AM Clear 55°
  11. 2 AM Clear 53°
  12. 3 AM Clear 51°
  13. 4 AM Clear 50°
  14. 5 AM Clear 50°
  15. 6 AM Sunny 49°
  16. 7 AM Sunny 49°
  17. 8 AM Sunny 50°
  18. 9 AM Sunny 57°
  19. 10 AM Sunny 68°
  20. 11 AM Sunny 74°
  21. 12 PM Sunny 78°
  22. 1 PM Sunny 82°
  23. 2 PM Sunny 82°
  24. 3 PM Sunny 83°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 21 Sunny Sunny49°81°
  2. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny50°84°
  3. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny51°84°
  4. SatOct 24 Patchy Fog then Sunny Patchy Fog then Sunny47°83°
  5. SunOct 25 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny50°80°
  6. MonOct 26 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny49°80°
  7. TueOct 27 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny50°81°
  8. WedOct 28 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny60°83°
  9. ThuOct 29 Sunny Sunny63°85°
  10. FriOct 30 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy64°83°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

Forecast

  • WedGood (46)
  • ThuModerate (53)
  • FriModerate (56)

Alexandria, LA reporting area. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:18 AM
Sunset 6:33 PM
Daylight 11 h 15 min (−1 min 47 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 80% lit
Moonrise 3:54 PM Moonset 2:43 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low77° / 54°
Record high93° (2023)
Record low31° (1989)
Wettest5.55 in (1984)
Month to date2.49 in (normal 3.00 in)

Alexandria, records since 1892. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in LCH, issued 4 hrs ago

Key Messages

- No rain anticipated through the rest of the week with cool mornings and warm afternoons each day.

- Fire danger will remain elevated through this week with ongoing drought conditions and minimum RH values ranging as low as 25 to 45 percent during the afternoons.

- Northeast to East winds will remain elevated in the coastal waters.

Discussion

(Today through Tuesday) Issued at 1201 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

Wx Map features a large high pressure cell over the Canadian / US border today. Modest ridging extends across the Central Plains to the Gulf coast keeping conditions here locally dry and mild. Highs will range in the lower 80s with mostly clear skies- sans a few upper level cloud from moisture wicked up from the eastern Pacific. Other than that we are expecting Chambers of Commerce weather, quiet, sunny, and pleasantly not humid. However, the lack of rainfall will prove to be problematic over the next several days concerning the worsening drought and fire weather concerns.

Temperatures do rise Thursday and Friday as a subtropical ridge strengthens the surface ridge extending south from Canada. Increased subsidence aloft will promote highs in the mid 80s with zero chance for rainfall. This pattern will also keep winds light with periods of northeast to east breezes. The ridge continues to amplify through the weekend creating an Omega Block across the CONUS. This type of pattern generally favors portions of the continent to have more rainfall while other areas observe less. Since Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana will be in the center axis of the ridge, the forecast will stay dry here into next week while highs return close to normal, in the low 80s. Mornings will feel nice for those who enjoy a crisp early workout. Those low temperatures occurring around 6-7AM will range in upper 40s across central portions of Louisiana and interior Southeast Texas to mid or upper 50s for the coastal counties and parishes.

Kowalski / 30

Aviation

(18Z TAFS) Issued at 1215 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

VFR conditions prevail throughout the valid TAF period with no significant weather-related impacts expected to any terminals. Light northeasterly winds at 5-10 kt will diminish to near calm after sunset tonight, then increase back to 5-10 kt after sunrise Thursday.

64/Silas

Marine

Issued at 1201 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

Gentle to Moderate east winds continue across the offshore Gulf waters this afternoon into evening as a wave moves westward across the central Gulf. Winds of 10-15 kt and seas 2-4 feet will be possible. Thereafter, high pressure over the eastern US will yield east to northeast winds at 5-15 kt with low seas through the weekend and into next week.

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