Author: ALXnow.com

Another busy week in Alexandria.

There was a shooting last night in the Braddock neighborhood. Two men were hospitalized with gunshot wounds, one in critical condition. The other, 25-year-old Alexandria resident Kwakia Frazier, died today.

Good Friday morning, Alexandria!

☀️ Today’s weather: Expect sunny skies and a high near 84 degrees, accompanied by a north wind at roughly 6 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. As night falls on Friday, the skies will remain mostly clear, with temperatures dipping to a low of around 64 degrees and a gentle southeast breeze averaging between 3 to 6 mph.

Good morning, Alexandria!

⛈️ Today’s weather: Expect rain and potential thunderstorms before noon, followed by likely showers and possible thunderstorms after noon. The presence of patchy fog is anticipated between 7am and 1pm. Temperatures will reach a high near 74 with a northeast wind at 11 to 13 mph, and gusts up to 22 mph. There is a 90% chance of precipitation, with new rainfall amounts between a quarter and half an inch. For Wednesday night, scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected, with mostly cloudy conditions and a low around 64. The northeast wind will be at 9 to 11 mph, and the chance of precipitation is 30%.

Far and away the most read story this week was the car crashing into Inova Alexandria Hospital.

The car crashed into Inova’s visitor entrance early Wednesday afternoon. City inspectors were called out to the site to assess the damage to the building, while “no patient care was needed” as the conveniently close hospital took care of the driver.

Good morning, Alexandria!

☀️ Today’s weather: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84, but it’ll be mostly sunny tomorrow and on Sunday.

Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!

☀️ Today’s weather: Expect patchy fog to clear by 9am, followed by mostly sunny skies and a high near 82°F, accompanied by an east wind blowing at 3 to 8 mph. For Thursday night, skies will be partly cloudy with a low temperature of around 63°F and a gentle southeast breeze at 3 to 6 mph.