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Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!

🌦️ Today’s weather: Scattered rain and snow showers will occur before 9am, followed by a slight chance of snow showers until noon. The sky will be mostly cloudy, eventually becoming sunnier, as the temperature drops to around 32 by 5pm. Strong west winds of 17 to 22 mph with gusts up to 49 mph are expected, with a 30% chance of precipitation. Thursday night will be clear, with a low of 27 and west winds of 14 to 16 mph, gusting up to 24 mph.

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.