Author: ALXnow.com

Good Friday morning, Alexandria!

🌤️ Today’s weather: The weather will transition from mostly cloudy to sunny, reaching a high of about 51 degrees. Expect northwest winds ranging from 11 to 17 mph, gusting up to 31 mph. As for Friday night, it will be partly cloudy with temperatures dropping to around 30 degrees. The north wind at 5 to 7 mph will become calm in the evening.

Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!

🌨️ Today’s weather: Rain likely until 1 p.m., then gradually becoming cloudy and mostly sunny with a high near 50. Patchy fog tonight with a sunny Friday, a high near 51.

Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!

🌨️ Today’s weather: Snow may appear briefly before noon, followed by sleet between noon and 1pm, and then both snow and sleet after 1pm; expect cloudy skies and a high near 37. On Wednesday night, sleet is likely before 1am, turning into freezing rain and sleet between 1am and 4am, and either rain or freezing rain after 4am; temperatures will dip to around 32. Anticipate a 30% chance of precipitation during the day and a 100% chance at night, along with potential ice and sleet accumulations of less than 0.1 inches and half an inch, respectively. Light winds during the day will turn southeast at 3-5 mph at night.

Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!

🌤️ Today’s weather: Expect a mostly sunny day with temperatures reaching a high of around 54, accompanied by a northwest wind at 6 to 14 mph and gusts reaching up to 26 mph. For Tuesday night, the clouds will increase, and the temperature will drop to around 31 degrees. A north wind will blow at 3 to 7 mph.

Good Monday morning, Alexandria!

☀️ Today’s weather: Expect mostly sunny weather and a high of around 58 degrees during the day, with calm winds picking up to 5 to 8 mph from the south in the afternoon. As the night approaches, skies will be partly cloudy with temperatures dropping to about 46 degrees, accompanied by a south wind of 6 to 9 mph.

The biggest story in the region this week was the tragic collision of a military helicopter carrying three soldiers with a regional jet with 64 people on board.

The crash occurred around 8:50 p.m. on Wednesday night while the plane flying in from Wichita, Kansas, was on approach to land at Runway 33 at National Airport.

Good Friday morning, Alexandria!

🌧️ Today’s weather: Expect rain with a high near 55, accompanied by a south wind of 8-11 mph, gusting up to 30 mph. It is certain to rain, potentially accumulating between half to three quarters of an inch. In the evening, there’s a 50% chance of rain before 1am, with the weather gradually turning partly cloudy and a low around 42. Southwest winds of 6-10 mph will shift to northwest after midnight and could gust up to 18 mph.