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Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!

☀️ Today’s weather: Expect mostly sunny skies and a high temperature of around 83 degrees, accompanied by a soft 6 mph north wind. As night falls on Tuesday, the sky will remain mostly clear with a low temperature of about 65 degrees and a gentle northwest breeze.

Good Monday morning, Alexandria!

☀️ Today’s weather: Expect mostly sunny skies, with temperatures reaching a high near 84 degrees and a northwest wind of 5 to 7 mph. As for Monday night, the skies will be partly cloudy with temperatures dropping to a low around 66 degrees. The northwest wind of about 5 mph will become calm in the evening.

With any luck, though, Saturday will be sunnier. In addition to restaurant week, next week marks the last week of summer for most ACPS students before they go back to school.

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Good Friday morning, Alexandria!

⛈️ Today’s weather: Expect showers and potential thunderstorm today with a high near 82, accompanied by breezy southeast winds at 20-23mph, and gusts up to 33mph. There is a 90% chance of precipitation and possible rainfall of half to three quarters of an inch. Friday night, showers and thunderstorms are likely before 11pm, followed by a slight chance of showers until 2am. The weather will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 70, and south winds around 11mph turning west after midnight, gusting up to 20mph. The chance of precipitation stands at 60% with new precipitation amounts ranging between a tenth and a quarter of an inch, with potentially higher amounts in thunderstorms.

Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!

⛈️ Today’s weather: Expect showers and a potential thunderstorm with patchy fog between 7-8am; high temperatures near 80°F and east winds of 10-13 mph (gusting up to 20 mph). Precipitation probability is 80%, with three-quarters to one inch of new rainfall. Thursday night, anticipate a possibility of showers and thunderstorms after 11pm, lows around 75°F, and east winds at 11 mph. Precipitation likelihood remains at 80%, with new rainfall amounts between a quarter and half an inch possible.

Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!

⛈️ Today’s weather: Expect showers and thunderstorms throughout the day with a high near 86°F, shifting south winds of 5-7 mph to east in the afternoon. There’s an 80% chance of precipitation with rainfall amounts of a tenth to a quarter of an inch, potentially higher in thunderstorms. At night, expect similar conditions, with a low around 72°F, northeast winds at 8 mph, and an 80% chance of rainfall.

Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!

⛈️ Today’s weather: Expect showers and thunderstorms after 2pm, with mostly sunny skies and a high near 96. The heat index may reach 102, accompanied by a south wind at 6 to 10 mph, and a 30% chance of precipitation. For Tuesday night, there is a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mostly cloudy conditions, a low around 74, and a 6 to 8 mph south wind.

Good Monday morning, Alexandria!

☀️ Today’s weather: Expect sunny skies and a high of 94 degrees accompanied by a 3 to 8 mph west wind during the day. Transitioning into Monday night, the sky will become partly cloudy and the temperature will lower to around 77 degrees, with a southwest wind averaging 7 mph.

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Local cat cafe Mount Purrnon made new merchandise inspired by comments from ‘neighbor‘ JD Vance that Vice President Kamala Harris is a “childless cat lady.”