Temperature
59 F at 10 PM; 76 F at its warmest, 9 AM, and 59 F at its coolest, 10 PM.
- Now
- 59F
- 10 PM
- Highest
- 76F
- 9 AM
- Lowest
- 59F
- 10 PM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Alexandria International Airport, Louisiana
Medium airport in Rapides Parish, LouisianaRed Flag Warning, in full · Every severe alert
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY... .Breezy and dry conditions due to a frontal passage will combine with very dry fuels resulting in a period of high fire danger. Red flag conditions will develop across portions of central and southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas Friday afternoon and evening, before winds decrease and humidity recovers some overnight. Red flag conditions will then be expected again across all of central and southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas during the day Saturday. ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR HIGH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 027 Vernon, Fire Weather Zone 028 Rapides, Fire Weather Zone 029 Avoyelles, Fire Weather Zone 030 Beauregard, Fire Weather Zone 180 Tyler, Fire Weather Zone 259 Northern Jasper and Fire Weather Zone 260 Northern Newton. * TIMING...For the first Red Flag Warning, until 1 AM CDT Saturday. For the second Red Flag Warning, from 9 AM to 8 PM CDT Saturday. * WINDS...North 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 30 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 72. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
59°
81°/62°
Clear·
Feels like 59°·Gentle breeze 8 mph N
Alert. A Red Flag Warning is in force for Alexandria International Airport until 1 AM tomorrow. 1 more alert is in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Tomorrow is 9 degrees cooler: a high of 72° after 81° today.
Now. Alexandria International Airport is 59° and clear at 11 PM. The dew point is 46°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the north at 8 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 50° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 88°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 72°. The days ahead look dry.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 35% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the south-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 24 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
62%Humidity
1%Cloud
Now
11:00 PM
59feels59
now, clear
Today
Oct 16
8162
11%
17mph
UV 6
Sat
Oct 17
7251
16mph
UV 7
Sun
Oct 18
7446
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
7846
UV 7
Tue
Oct 20
8250
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8650
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
8851
overcast
59°
81°62°
72°51°
74°46°
78°46°
82°50°
86°50°
88°51°
As of 11:00 PM in Alexandria International Airport, Louisiana.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Alexandria International Airport
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at Alexandria International Airport, the next 45 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- AEX
- ICAO
- KAEX
- IATA
- AEX
- Field elevation
- 89 ft
- Serves
- Alexandria
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- AEX
- Wind now
- From 350° at 5 mph, read 16 Oct, 22:53
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 / 32 | 9,352 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 144° / 324° | 4 mph head, on 32 | 2 mph from the right |
| 18 / 36 | 8,503 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 189° / 9° | 5 mph head, on 36 | 2 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Alexandria INTL/England AFB (AEX), Alexandria International Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 46 F, the air 62% saturated; the humidity ran from 49% at 6 PM to 93% at 4 AM.
- Dew point now
- 46F
- 10 PM
- Humidity now
- 62%
- Humidity, range
- 49 to 93%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
8 mph from the north northeast at 11 PM; at its strongest 16 mph, 2 PM, with a gust of 28 mph at 2 PM.
- Now
- 8mph
- from the north northeast
- Strongest
- 16mph
- 2 PM
- Highest gust
- 28mph
- 2 PM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.34 inHg at 11 PM, rising 0.05 inHg over 3 hours; 0.27 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.34inHg
- 11 PM
- 3 hours
- +0.05inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.27inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 5 miles at 8 AM; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 5mi
- 8 AM
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 1,200 ft at 9 AM; a base was reported in 14 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 1,200ft
- 9 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 14
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Wettest hour
- -
- Hours with some
- 0
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
What is measuring near here
The 4 instruments nearest Alexandria International Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.
measured now2 instruments
Alexandria INTL/England AFBAEX
At an airfield/0.9 mi away/89 ft/level with here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Gardner - FtsGARL1
At a river or reservoir gauge/10.9 mi away/217 ft/128 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
At a power station/4.8 mi away/81 ft/8 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Alexandria 2.8 SWLA-RP-7
In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.4 mi away/80 ft/9 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Louisiana
21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
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Near Alexandria International Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
Airports near Alexandria International Airport
- Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional AirportESF, 16 mi
- Marksville Municipal AirportMKV, 32 mi
- Allen Parish AirportACP, 41 mi
- Polk Army Air FieldPOE, 43 mi
- Natchitoches Regional AirportIER, 43 mi
- Beauregard Regional AirportDRI, 58 mi
- St Landry Parish Ahart FieldOPL, 59 mi
- Concordia Parish Airport0R4, 63 mi