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Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!

☀️ Today’s weather: Expect sunny skies and a high of 29 degrees, accompanied by a west wind between 7 to 11 mph and gusts reaching 21 mph. As evening approaches on Wednesday, anticipate cloud cover to increase with lows settling around 18 degrees and a southwest wind around 6 mph.

The bright news is: something managed to dispalced Potomac Yard and crime as the number one story of the week.

The big story of the week was plans to replace Ross Dress for Less with The Linder Academy, a private school that opened at 607 S. Washington Street in 2021.

Good Friday morning, Alexandria!

🌧️ Today’s weather: Expect rain to begin after 4pm, with increasing clouds and temperatures reaching near 50 degrees. Morning light northeast winds will shift to southeast, ranging between 11 to 16 mph and gusting up to 24 mph. Rain is 60% likely, with less than a tenth of an inch of accumulation. On Friday night, anticipate rain mainly before 4am, lows around 43 degrees, and breezy conditions. Southeast winds of 16 to 22 mph will transition to southwest after midnight, gusting up to 39 mph. Rain is 100% likely, with three-quarters to one inch of accumulation possible.

Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!

☀️ Today’s weather: Expect sunny skies and a high of around 51, as light south winds shift to southwest at 5 to 10 mph during the morning. For Thursday night, the sky will remain mostly clear, with temperatures dropping to a low of about 32. The west winds at 6 mph will become calm as the evening progresses.

Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!

🌤️ Today’s weather: Expect partly sunny skies and a high near 49, accompanied by a breezy southwest wind of 16-21 mph, gusting up to 39 mph. For Wednesday night, the sky will be mostly clear with a low around 31, as the west wind transitions from 8-13 mph to a light southwest wind after midnight, with gusts potentially reaching 18 mph.

Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!

🌧️ Today’s weather: Rain will begin mainly after 9am, with a high near 56 and 100% chance of precipitation. Winds from the east will increase from 11-16 mph to 23-28 mph in the afternoon, possibly gusting up to 39 mph. Expect 1-2 inches of new precipitation. At night, rain will continue mainly before 1am, with a low around 44 and winds shifting from southeast to southwest at speeds of 15-20 mph after midnight. Winds may gust as high as 46 mph, and there is still a 100% chance of precipitation, with an additional half to three-quarters of an inch possible.

Good Monday morning, Alexandria!

☀️ Today’s weather: Expect a sunny day with highs near 46, and a northwest wind of 5 to 9 mph transitioning to a light west wind in the afternoon. Monday night brings increasing clouds and lows around 34, alongside calm winds which will turn southeast at around 6 mph after midnight.

It was a busy week in Alexandria, but this week had a particularly busy Tuesday night for first responders.

First was a standoff on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge around 7 p.m. when police from other regional jurisdictions chased an armed assault suspect onto the bridge.

Good Friday morning, Alexandria!

☀️ Today’s weather: Expect sunshine and a high of 42°F, with northwest winds at 5 mph shifting to southwest in the afternoon. In the evening, anticipate increasing clouds and a low of around 29°F, accompanied by a south breeze of 3 to 5 mph.