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Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!

🌤️ Today’s weather: Expect sunshine and a high of 43 with light southwest winds shifting to the south at 10-15 mph, gusting up to 23 mph. Tonight, there’s a 50% chance of rain and snow showers after 1am, turning partly cloudy later with a low of 36. Winds will be southwest at around 16 mph, and gusts may reach 26 mph.

Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!

☀️ Today’s weather: Expect sunny skies and a high near 41 degrees, accompanied by a northwest wind ranging from 9 to 11 mph and gusts reaching up to 21 mph. As for Tuesday night, the conditions will be mostly clear with a low temperature around 24 degrees, and a mild west wind between 3 and 7 mph.

It’s Thanksgiving week, which means a fairly slow news Friday in Alexandria. We’ll be back to our regularly scheduled programming next week.

In the meantime, the most-read stories this week were:

Good Friday morning, Alexandria!

🌦️ Today’s weather: Scattered sprinkles and flurries are expected between 10am and 4pm, with mostly sunny conditions and a high near 48. The west wind will range from 5 to 11 mph, gusting up to 20 mph. Friday night will be clear, with a low of around 28 and a 9 mph west wind.

Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!

🌧️ Today’s weather: Expect increasing clouds and a high around 54, with calm winds turning south at 6 mph in the afternoon. Rain will start Wednesday night, mainly after 1 am, along with patchy fog developing after 4 am; low temperature will be around 45, with a southeast wind at 3-5 mph. The chance of rain is 90%, with up to a quarter-inch of precipitation. Thanksgiving Day will see rain mainly before 1 pm and patchy fog until 2 pm, followed by a high near 55, with westerly winds increasing to 6-11 mph and gusts up to 21 mph.

Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!

🌥️ Today’s weather: Expect cloudy skies to clear gradually by mid-morning, reaching a high of 62°F. A southwest wind will blow at 9-14 mph, shifting to northwest later in the morning and potentially gusting up to 25 mph. For Tuesday night, skies will be mostly clear with a low temperature near 36°F, and a northwest wind at 3-7 mph.

Good Monday morning, Alexandria!

☀️ Today’s weather: Expect a sunny day with a high near 59 degrees and calm winds shifting south at 6 mph in the afternoon. The night will bring a 50% chance of showers after 1am, mostly cloudy skies, and a low around 48 degrees with south winds at 3 to 7 mph.

The biggest story this week was the fire at 103 S. Saint Asaph Street.

The fire destroyed three businesses including Friends to Lovers Bookstore, a highly anticipated bookstore that had opened just four days earlier.

Good Friday morning, Alexandria!

🌨️ Today’s weather: Expect snow showers before 10am, transitioning to rain and snow between 10am and noon, and mainly rain after noon. Clouds will increase, with temperatures near 44°F and winds from the west at 10-15 mph, gusting up to 24 mph. Precipitation chance is 70%, but little to no snow accumulation anticipated. For Friday night, scattered showers are expected before 10pm, followed by gradual clearing and lows around 38°F. West winds will remain at 11-14 mph, gusting up to 24 mph, and precipitation chances are at 40%.