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Alexandria, Ohio Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alexandria weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Alexandria, OH
Saturday, July 4 at 4:11 PM
89
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
90°
Humidity
44%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
2:06 AM
Sunset
5:02 PM
Alexandria, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAlexandria, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 31% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 71°H 89°
Alexandria, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    31%
    0.20″
    90°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    38%
    89°71°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    65%
    80°68°-9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    21%
    0.02″
    73°64°-7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    81°62°+8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    79°64°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    65%
    0.48″
    78°68°-1°
Alexandria, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
251° · veering 32°
Direction
WSW
251°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 22 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 32° from the wsw.
Alexandria, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.0
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 28.94 inHg
Now
980.0
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980983
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.9980.0980.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Alexandria, OH
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
+29 in 6hPeak ~94 @ 11 PM

AQI 62 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 29 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 100 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
138μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 100 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 100
UV peak
5.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 100

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Alexandria, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
73%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
70.7mi
UNLIMITED
87 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
20:11 UTC · Alexandria, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
20:11 UTC · Alexandria, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Alexandria, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Alexandria, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Alexandria, OH
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:35 AM
Sunrise
2:06 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
5:02 PM
Civil dusk
9:36 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Alexandria, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 PM
Moonset
10:35 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Alexandria, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alexandria at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 43001

16-Day Forecast — Alexandria

  1. Sat92°72°31%
  2. Sun89°72°38%
  3. Mon80°68°65%
  4. Tue73°64°21%
  5. Wed81°62°7%
  6. Thu79°64°35%
  7. Fri78°68°65%
  8. Sat75°63°28%
  9. Sun74°57°15%
  10. Mon72°55°15%
  11. Tue75°55°15%
  12. Wed79°57°19%
  13. Thu80°60°32%
  14. Fri82°64°29%
  15. Sat78°68°45%
  16. Sun76°67°58%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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

  • 43001

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.