Good Monday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: The weather will be mostly sunny with a high near 35, and a calm wind turning south at 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Monday night will see mostly cloudy skies, a low around 27, and a south wind around 5 mph turning calm after midnight.
If you haven’t looked outside: it’s snowing in Alexandria.
A light dusting of snow is coming down outside, the first for this season.
The City of Alexandria is warning locals to be aware of a coastal flood advisory in effect until 10 p.m. tonight.
The advisory warns of one half foot of inundation above ground level in low lying areas due to tidal flooding, particularly along Alexandria’s waterfront.
Alexandria is currently under an Areal Flood Watch and a Severe Thunderstorm Watch.
The Areal Flood Watch is in effect until midnight tonight and warns of possible flash flooding in areas near rivers or other low-lying locations.
After a brutal heat wave this summer, the National Weather Service (NWS) said temperatures swung wildly to the coolest August low temperature in 20 years this morning.
The NWS said temperatures around the region dropped into the 40s and 50s, with D.C. experiencing a low temperature of 59 degrees, making it the coolest August low temperature in 20 years.
The City of Alexandria is facing flooding as the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby sweep through the region.
The City’s Rain Gauge and Stream Flow indicates that Waterfront Park is currently under 3.61 feet of water.
Yesterday’s rain was relatively mild, but the National Weather Service (NWS) warns the worst of Tropical Storm Debby’s impact is still ahead.
The region is under a Hazardous Weather Outlook for today and tonight, with scattered instances of flooding possible. The NWS forecast calls for a 70% chance of precipitation tonight, with rainfall amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch, though it could be worse in some places.
It’s no secret that Alexandria has flooding problems, and the City of Alexandria is giving free sandbags to residents and businesses this morning for those preparing for the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby.
According to a release:
While today and possibly tomorrow are likely to be mostly sunny, the National Weather Service warned that starting Tuesday afternoon, Alexandrians can expect rain every day through Saturday.
The rain prediction comes as tropical storm Debby makes landfall in Florida.
After some humid but relatively mild summer days, Alexandria and other nearby localities are back under an Excessive Heat Warning.
The excessive heat warning is in effect from noon today to 8 p.m. this evening, with heat index values up to 110 degrees.
Despite some recent rain, the City of Alexandria is under a drought watch.
In a release, the City said a Drought Watch was declared by the Council of Governments (COG) across the D.C. region due to unusually dry conditions.
