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Good Friday morning, Alexandria!
🌤️ Today’s weather: The weather forecast predicts a mostly sunny day with a high temperature near 87°F and a west wind blowing at 7 to 9 mph. For Friday night, it will be partly cloudy with the temperature dropping to around 70°F, accompanied by a southeast wind at 3 to 6 mph.
Here in Alexandria, real estate is a spectator sport. Let’s take a look at some of the most and least expensive single-family homes sold last month (July 2023).
Most expensive single-family homes sold
Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
🌧️ Today’s weather: Expect intermittent showers and thunderstorms throughout the day, with a 70% chance of precipitation and possible rainfall amounts between a quarter to half an inch. Temperatures will reach a high near 79, accompanied by a south wind of 5-15 mph with gusts up to 22 mph. Conditions will improve Thursday night with a 30% chance of precipitation, mostly before 8pm, followed by clearing skies and a low around 67 with a west wind of 6-10 mph.
Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: The weather forecast predicts mostly sunny conditions with a high temperature near 87°F, accompanied by a west wind at 5 to 10 mph. By Wednesday night, the sky turns mostly cloudy and the temperature drops to around 69°F. The southwest wind at 6 mph will become calm in the evening.
(Updated 8/9) The Alexandria Police Department said one person has been injured in an officer-involved shooting on the 3500 block of Richmond Highway in Potomac Yard.
“There is a moderate police presence in and around the 3500 block of Richmond Highway in response to a federal law enforcement officer-involved shooting,” police said on social media. “One person was injured. APD is on scene.”
Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: The weather forecast for Tuesday is mostly sunny with a high temperature of around 84 degrees, accompanied by a breezy west wind blowing at 14 to 20 mph, and gusts reaching up to 26 mph. Tuesday night will be mostly clear with a low temperature of about 67 degrees, and a west wind blowing at 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
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Good Monday morning, Alexandria!
⛈️ Today’s weather: There is an 80% chance of showers and thunderstorms today, with possible heavy rainfall up to half an inch and temperatures reaching 90°F. South winds are expected at 8-11 mph. Tonight, expect more showers and thunderstorms before 8 pm, followed by a chance of continued rain between 8 pm and 2 am. Temperatures will drop to around 73°F with southwest winds at 9 mph, and additional rain amounts up to three-quarters of an inch are possible.
This week started with a bang: around 17,000 without after storms this weekend, but by early on Monday that power was mostly restored and the week got off to a better start.
There was exciting new business news around Alexandria this week, with a new craft brewery opening and a new vegan cookie shop coming to town. They couldn’t all be winners though: most of the sentiment on social media was disappointment that the Banana Republic on prime real estate in Old Town would be replaced with a Chase Bank.
Good Friday morning, Alexandria!
⛈️ Today’s weather: There is a 20% chance of showers and possible thunderstorms today, mostly in the afternoon, with mostly cloudy skies and a high of 77°F. South winds will be around 8 mph. Tonight, expect a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10 pm, followed by a slight chance of showers until 2 am. The temperature will drop to around 69°F, and south winds will range between 3-8 mph.
