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Alexandria, Virginia weather · now

88°

Clear

Feels
90°
High / Low
88° / 71°
Wind
29 mph WSW
Humidity
49%
Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 8:00 PM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 42% · 1 AM

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Moon Waning Crescent 2% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Alexandria, Virginia, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect slight chance showers and thunderstorms today. Today's high is 88° with a low near 71°.

What to wear today

Loose, light, and water nearby

88°F — wear breathable fabrics and stay hydrated.

Next 24 hours

65° 80° 95° ↑ 88° ↓ 72° 5 PM 8 PM 11 PM 2 AM 5 AM 8 AM 11 AM 2 PM

  1. 5 PM

    88°

    20%

  2. 7 PM

    85°

    21%

  3. 9 PM

    78°

    37%

  4. 11 PM

    76°

    34%

  5. 1 AM

    75°

    42%

  6. 3 AM

    74°

    16%

  7. 5 AM

    72°

    6%

  8. 7 AM

    72°

    7%

  9. 9 AM

    76°

    3%

  10. 11 AM

    81°

    5%

  11. 1 PM

    85°

    5%

  12. 3 PM

    86°

    10%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/11 Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42% 88° · 71°
    1. 5 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    2. 6 PM 87° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    3. 7 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    4. 8 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 34%
    5. 9 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 37%
    6. 10 PM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    7. 11 PM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 34%
  2. Wed 8/12 Mostly Sunny 19% 88° · 71°
    1. 12 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    2. 1 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    3. 2 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 29%
    4. 3 AM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    5. 4 AM 73° Mostly Cloudy 8%
    6. 5 AM 72° Mostly Cloudy 6%
    7. 6 AM 72° Partly Sunny 7%
    8. 7 AM 72° Mostly Sunny 7%
    9. 8 AM 74° Mostly Sunny 4%
    10. 9 AM 76° Mostly Sunny 3%
    11. 10 AM 79° Mostly Sunny 4%
    12. 11 AM 81° Partly Sunny 5%
    13. 12 PM 83° Mostly Sunny 5%
    14. 1 PM 85° Mostly Sunny 5%
    15. 2 PM 86° Mostly Sunny 11%
    16. 3 PM 86° Mostly Sunny 10%
    17. 4 PM 86° Mostly Sunny 10%
    18. 5 PM 87° Mostly Sunny 9%
    19. 6 PM 85° Mostly Clear 7%
    20. 7 PM 84° Mostly Clear 7%
    21. 8 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    22. 9 PM 78° Partly Cloudy 10%
    23. 10 PM 77° Partly Cloudy 6%
    24. 11 PM 76° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
  3. Thu 8/13 Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 62% 89° · 73°
    1. 12 AM 75° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    2. 1 AM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    3. 2 AM 74° Partly Cloudy 5%
    4. 3 AM 73° Mostly Clear 2%
    5. 4 AM 73° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 73° Clear
    7. 6 AM 71° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 73° Sunny 2%
    9. 8 AM 74° Sunny 3%
    10. 9 AM 77° Sunny 3%
    11. 10 AM 80° Sunny 3%
    12. 11 AM 83° Mostly Sunny 3%
    13. 12 PM 85° Mostly Sunny 3%
    14. 1 PM 87° Partly Sunny 3%
    15. 2 PM 88° Chance Rain Showers 40%
    16. 3 PM 89° Chance Rain Showers 40%
    17. 4 PM 88° Chance Rain Showers 40%
    18. 5 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    19. 6 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    20. 7 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    21. 8 PM 82° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 62%
    22. 9 PM 80° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 62%
    23. 10 PM 79° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 62%
    24. 11 PM 78° Rain Showers Likely 62%
  4. Fri 8/14 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 46% 87° · 67°
    1. 12 AM 77° Rain Showers Likely 62%
    2. 1 AM 77° Rain Showers Likely 62%
    3. 2 AM 76° Chance Rain Showers 46%
    4. 3 AM 75° Chance Rain Showers 46%
    5. 4 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 46%
    6. 5 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 46%
    7. 6 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 46%
    8. 7 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 46%
    9. 8 AM 75° Chance Rain Showers 38%
    10. 9 AM 77° Chance Rain Showers 38%
    11. 10 AM 79° Chance Rain Showers 38%
    12. 11 AM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
    13. 12 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
    14. 1 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
    15. 2 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    16. 3 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    17. 4 PM 86° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    18. 5 PM 86° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    19. 6 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    20. 7 PM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    21. 8 PM 81° Partly Cloudy 11%
    22. 9 PM 79° Partly Cloudy 11%
    23. 10 PM 77° Partly Cloudy 11%
    24. 11 PM 75° Partly Cloudy 11%
  5. Sat 8/15 Mostly Sunny 13% 85° · 67°
    1. 12 AM 74° Partly Cloudy 11%
    2. 1 AM 73° Partly Cloudy 11%
    3. 2 AM 72° Partly Cloudy 6%
    4. 3 AM 70° Partly Cloudy 6%
    5. 4 AM 69° Partly Cloudy 6%
    6. 5 AM 68° Partly Cloudy 6%
    7. 6 AM 68° Mostly Sunny 6%
    8. 7 AM 69° Mostly Sunny 6%
    9. 8 AM 70° Mostly Sunny 5%
    10. 9 AM 72° Mostly Sunny 5%
    11. 10 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 5%
    12. 11 AM 78° Mostly Sunny 5%
    13. 12 PM 80° Mostly Sunny 5%
    14. 1 PM 82° Mostly Sunny 5%
    15. 2 PM 83° Mostly Sunny 5%
    16. 3 PM 84° Mostly Sunny 5%
    17. 4 PM 84° Mostly Sunny 5%
    18. 5 PM 84° Mostly Sunny 5%
    19. 6 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 5%
    20. 7 PM 81° Partly Cloudy 5%
    21. 8 PM 79° Partly Cloudy 8%
    22. 9 PM 77° Partly Cloudy 8%
    23. 10 PM 75° Partly Cloudy 8%
    24. 11 PM 73° Partly Cloudy 8%
  6. Sun 8/16 Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49% 88° · 73°
    1. 12 AM 72° Partly Cloudy 8%
    2. 1 AM 71° Partly Cloudy 8%
    3. 2 AM 71° Partly Cloudy 13%
    4. 3 AM 70° Partly Cloudy 13%
    5. 4 AM 69° Partly Cloudy 13%
    6. 5 AM 69° Partly Cloudy 13%
    7. 6 AM 69° Mostly Sunny 13%
    8. 7 AM 69° Mostly Sunny 13%
    9. 8 AM 71° Mostly Sunny 8%
    10. 9 AM 74° Mostly Sunny 8%
    11. 10 AM 78° Mostly Sunny 8%
    12. 11 AM 81° Mostly Sunny 8%
    13. 12 PM 83° Mostly Sunny 8%
    14. 1 PM 85° Mostly Sunny 8%
    15. 2 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    16. 3 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    17. 4 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    18. 5 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    19. 6 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    20. 7 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    21. 8 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
    22. 9 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
    23. 10 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
    24. 11 PM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
  7. Mon 8/17 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28% 90° · 71°
    1. 12 AM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
    2. 1 AM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
    3. 2 AM 76° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    4. 3 AM 75° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    5. 4 AM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    6. 5 AM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    7. 6 AM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    8. 7 AM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    9. 8 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 12%
    10. 9 AM 77° Mostly Sunny 12%
    11. 10 AM 80° Mostly Sunny 12%
    12. 11 AM 83° Mostly Sunny 12%
    13. 12 PM 85° Mostly Sunny 12%
    14. 1 PM 86° Mostly Sunny 12%
    15. 2 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
    16. 3 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
    17. 4 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
    18. 5 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
    19. 6 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
    20. 7 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
    21. 8 PM 83° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    22. 9 PM 81° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    23. 10 PM 79° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    24. 11 PM 77° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Tue 8/18 Partly Cloudy 15% 88° · 70°
  2. Wed 8/19 Mostly Sunny 6% 93° · 69°
  3. Thu 8/20 Cloudy 13% 84° · 69°
  4. Fri 8/21 Cloudy 14% 87° · 66°
  5. Sat 8/22 Drizzle 24% 111° · 76°
  6. Sun 8/23 Drizzle 38% 98° · 76°
  7. Mon 8/24 Cloudy 53% 84° · 73°
  8. Tue 8/25 Drizzle 47% 92° · 69°
  9. Wed 8/26 Cloudy 29% 92° · 71°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.

Saturday, 8/15

Mostly Sunny, 85° / 67°

  1. Tomorrow88°71°
  2. Thu89°73°
  3. Fri87°67°
  4. Sat85°67°
  5. Sun88°73°
  6. Mon90°71°

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How well did we do?

Average miss by lead time.

Each morning we save the day's predicted high/low. As later days arrive, we grade what we said against what the station actually recorded.

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  1. Yesterday±3°
    High96°93°+3°
    Low76°73°+3°
  2. Sun, Aug 9±3°
    High93°93°0°
    Low74°77°-3°
  3. Sat, Aug 8pending
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    Low75°——
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Climate normals

What weather to expect in Alexandria

Alexandria in August typically averages 83° highs and 66° lows, with about 15 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 89°); the coldest is January (average low 24°). July is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan37°24°8
Feb43°28°12
Mar62°40°12
Apr71°50°13
May74°57°19
Jun86°67°18
Jul89°72°23
Aug83°66°15
Sep78°62°15
Oct68°50°8
Nov58°42°10
Dec45°31°12

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

This Afternoon
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Northwest wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
A chance of rain showers between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. West wind 1 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
A chance of rain showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
LWX 97,67
Radar station
KLWX
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
38.805, -77.047