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Hoy estoy algo cansada.

Hoy estoy algo cansada.
Today I am a bit tired. (a woman speaking)
From Lesson 480:Turning the degree up or down (algo caro, ligeramente)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Hoy estoy algo cansada.

Why is algo used here instead of un poco, and is there a difference?
Both mean "a bit" or "somewhat" in this context and are essentially interchangeable. However, using algo as an adverb can sound slightly softer or more natural in everyday speech than un poco when modifying an adjective like cansada.
Since the speaker is female (cansada), why doesn't algo change to alga?
Because algo is functioning as an adverb here, telling us "how much" she is tired. Adverbs in Spanish never change gender or number. It remains algo regardless of whether the adjective it modifies is cansado, cansada, cansados, or cansadas.
If someone is chronically tired every single day, could they use ser instead of estar?
No, you must still use estar. Using ser with this adjective changes the meaning entirely. ser cansada means "to be a tiring person" or someone who exhausts other people. To express the physical state of feeling tired, you always use estar, no matter how long the tiredness lasts.

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