Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Current conditions at

Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (KCGI)

Lat: 37.23°NLon: 89.58°WElev: 341ft.

Fair

50°F

10°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.99 in (1015.4 mb)
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 8 May 6:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Cairo Regional Airport IL

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. South southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers between 2am and 3am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 56. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 56 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Calm wind.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 77 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind 7 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 50 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 71. North northeast wind 7 to 11 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 48. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 48 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Light south wind becoming south southwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 76. South southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers between 2am and 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 56. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Calm wind.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 71. North northeast wind 7 to 11 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 48. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Light south wind becoming south southwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 53. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Cairo Regional Airport IL
 37.08°N 89.24°W
5:21 am CDT May 8, 2026
7am CDT May 8, 2026-6pm CDT May 14, 2026
 
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