Local forecast updates for Cenla

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - SYNOPSIS... High pressure at the surface and aloft will be dominating our weather pattern through Sunday, August 1st. Changes are on the way thankfully for the new work week; stay tuned!

FRIDAY (FINALLY!)... Very hot and humid! Afternoon temperatures rising to 92-100 degrees. Heat index or feels like temperatures ranging from 100-115 degrees. Partly cloudy skies. Light and variable winds. Isolated (20%) showers and t-storms, especially during the PM hours of Friday.

FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING... Very muggy if not uncomfortable! Overnight temperatures only bottoming out to 72-80 degrees. Partly cloudy skies. West-southwest winds of 2-6 mph.

SATURDAY... Very hot and humid! Afternoon temperatures rising to 94-102 degrees. Heat index or feels like temperatures ranging from 100-115 degrees. Partly cloudy skies. South-southwest winds of 2-10 mph. Isolated (20%) showers and t-storms, especially during the PM hours of Saturday.

SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING... Very muggy if not uncomfortable! Overnight temperatures only bottoming out to 74-82 degrees. Partly cloudy skies. South-southwest winds of 2-6 mph.

**HEAT ALERT**... Excessive Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories are in place on Friday and on Saturday for Cenla, and likely going to be needed on our Sunday as well. LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY FROM 12-7PM THROUGH SUNDAY.** Hydrate, Hydrate and hydrate! Stay safe!

Morning/Noon Weather Forecaster Tyler Hall

Daily weather information for Alexandria, Louisiana:
Yesterday’s Low/High Temperatures...76/98
Today’s Normal Low/High Temperatures...73/93
Today’s Records and Year...63 in 1897; 104 in 1930
Tomorrow’s Normal Low/High...73/93
Tomorrow’s Records and Year...63 in 1897; 105 in 1998
Yesterday’s Precipitation...0.00
Total Precipitation For The Month Through Yesterday...7.01
Normal Precipitation For The Month Through Yesterday....3.47
Total Precipitation Year Through Yesterday...49.62
Normal Precipitation Year Through Yesterday...32.57
Sunrise/Sunset Today...6:25 AM/8:07 PM
Sunrise/Sunset Tomorrow...6:26 AM/8:07 PM
Moonrise/Moonset Tomorrow...12:23 AM/1:42 PM