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Alexandria, Tennessee Weather

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

Alexandria, TN
Monday, June 15 at 9:31 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
63%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:26 AM
Sunset
3:02 PM
Alexandria, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAlexandria, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 78°
Alexandria, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Foggy
    78°60°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    83°61°+5°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Light Showers
    84°66°+1°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Light Rain
    77%
    0.50″
    76°68°-8°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Light Drizzle
    80%
    0.02″
    78°62°+2°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    82°58°+4°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    87°60°+5°
Alexandria, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
332° · veering 93°
Direction
NNW
332°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 17 @ 12:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 153SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 93° from the nnw.
Alexandria, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.1
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.27 inHg
Now
991.1
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
+1.9
mb
24h
+1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.2987.0991.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Alexandria, TN
Air quality
23
AQI
Good
-7 in 6hPeak ~38 @ 9 PM

AQI 23 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5Good
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
66μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
7.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 32

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Alexandria, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
57.9mi
UNLIMITED
55 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
14:31 UTC · Alexandria, TN · 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
14:31 UTC · Alexandria, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Alexandria, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Alexandria, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Alexandria, TN
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:57 AM
Sunrise
12:26 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
3:02 PM
Civil dusk
8:34 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Alexandria, TN
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
5:33 AM
Moonset
8:14 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Alexandria, TN
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Sun climbs to its northern throne

insect
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alexandria at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Alexandria

  1. Mon77°60°1%
  2. Tue83°61°8%
  3. Wed84°66°8%
  4. Thu76°68°77%
  5. Fri78°62°80%
  6. Sat82°58°5%
  7. Sun87°60°30%
  8. Mon75°67°57%
  9. Tue81°62°51%
  10. Wed84°62°29%
  11. Thu85°67°19%
  12. Fri88°67°45%
  13. Sat90°70°43%
  14. Sun93°72°47%
  15. Mon94°73°47%
  16. Tue91°71°45%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 15, 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 General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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

  • 37012

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.