Alexandria, Louisiana Weather
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Alexandria weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast26%—90°74°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast43%—92°73°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm34%—89°71°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail17%0.07″93°73°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——96°73°+3°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear13%—93°75°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast24%—93°74°0°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~83%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Alexandria at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 71301, 71302, 71303
16-Day Forecast — Alexandria
- Sun90°74°26%
- Mon92°73°43%
- Tue89°71°34%
- Wed93°73°17%
- Thu96°73°8%
- Fri93°75°13%
- Sat93°74°24%
- Sun88°73°40%
- Mon95°71°38%
- Tue95°73°25%
- Wed98°75°12%
- Thu98°75°14%
- Fri99°75°26%
- Sat98°76°23%
- Sun97°79°24%
- Mon99°75°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Alexandria
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Alexandria
SPC has placed Alexandria in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Alexandria
- 71302
- 71303
- 71301
- 71307
- 71309
- 71315
- 71348