Alexandria, LA 71302 Weather

Rapides Parish8:32 AM CDT31.27°N, 92.42°W

Current conditions

Clear
46°
Clear
Feels like 46°
High 81°·Low 50°
WindCalm
Humidity87%
Dew point43°
Pressure30.20 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover13%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:17 AM
Sunset6:33 PM

Observed at Alexandria, Alexandria International Airport · 37 min ago

Forecast

10-day
  • Today

    Sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

  • Tonight

    Clear, with a low around 50. North wind around 0 mph.

  • Thursday

    Sunny, with a high near 84. North wind 0 to 5 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 46 min ago.

  1. Now Sunny 50°
  2. 9 AM Sunny 56°
  3. 10 AM Sunny 64°
  4. 11 AM Sunny 70°
  5. 12 PM Sunny 74°
  6. 1 PM Sunny 78°
  7. 2 PM Sunny 79°
  8. 3 PM Sunny 80°
  9. 4 PM Sunny 81°
  10. 5 PM Sunny 79°
  11. 6 PM Clear 77°
  12. 7 PM Clear 73°
  13. 8 PM Clear 66°
  14. 9 PM Clear 64°
  15. 10 PM Clear 61°
  16. 11 PM Clear 59°
  17. Thu12 AM Clear 57°
  18. 1 AM Mostly Clear 56°
  19. 2 AM Clear 54°
  20. 3 AM Clear 52°
  21. 4 AM Clear 52°
  22. 5 AM Mostly Clear 51°
  23. 6 AM Sunny 50°
  24. 7 AM Sunny 50°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 21 Sunny Sunny50°81°
  2. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny49°84°
  3. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny49°84°
  4. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny47°82°
  5. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny48°80°
  6. MonOct 26 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny50°81°
  7. TueOct 27 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny51°82°
  8. WedOct 28 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny60°82°
  9. ThuOct 29 Sunny Sunny62°83°
  10. FriOct 30 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy0.02 in64°83°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

Forecast

  • WedGood (44)
  • ThuGood (46)

Alexandria, LA reporting area. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:17 AM
Sunset 6:33 PM
Daylight 11 h 15 min (−1 min 48 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 77% lit
Moonrise 3:54 PM Moonset 2:42 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low77° / 54°
Record high93° (2023)
Record low31° (1989)
Wettest5.55 in (1984)
Month to date2.49 in (normal 3.00 in)

Alexandria, records since 1892. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in LCH, issued 2 hrs ago

Key Messages

- No rain anticipated through the rest of the week with cool mornings and warm afternoons each day.

- Fire danger will remain elevated through this week with ongoing drought conditions and minimum RH values ranging as low as 25 to 45 percent during the afternoons.

- Northeast to East winds will remain elevated in the coastal waters.

Discussion

(Today through Tuesday) Issued at 1201 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

Wx Map features a large high pressure cell over the Canadian / US border today. Modest ridging extends across the Central Plains to the Gulf coast keeping conditions here locally dry and mild. Highs will range in the lower 80s with mostly clear skies- sans a few upper level cloud from moisture wicked up from the eastern Pacific. Other than that we are expecting Chambers of Commerce weather, quiet, sunny, and pleasantly not humid. However, the lack of rainfall will prove to be problematic over the next several days concerning the worsening drought and fire weather concerns.

Temperatures do rise Thursday and Friday as a subtropical ridge strengthens the surface ridge extending south from Canada. Increased subsidence aloft will promote highs in the mid 80s with zero chance for rainfall. This pattern will also keep winds light with periods of northeast to east breezes. The ridge continues to amplify through the weekend creating an Omega Block across the CONUS. This type of pattern generally favors portions of the continent to have more rainfall while other areas observe less. Since Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana will be in the center axis of the ridge, the forecast will stay dry here into next week while highs return close to normal, in the low 80s. Mornings will feel nice for those who enjoy a crisp early workout. Those low temperatures occurring around 6-7AM will range in upper 40s across central portions of Louisiana and interior Southeast Texas to mid or upper 50s for the coastal counties and parishes.

Kowalski / 30

Aviation

(12Z TAFS) Issued at 617 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

VFR conditions ongoing and forecast to prevail past the end of this TAF cycle with clearing skies and mostly easterly winds.

Marine

Issued at 1201 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

Gentle to Moderate east winds continue across the offshore Gulf waters this afternoon into evening as a wave moves westward across the central Gulf. Winds of 10-15 kt and seas 2-4 feet will be possible. Thereafter, high pressure over the eastern US will yield east to northeast winds at 5-15 kt with low seas through the weekend and into next week.

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