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

57°F

14°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed SW 3 mph
Barometer 30.00 in (1015.6 mb)
Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 8 May 7:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WNW Miner MO

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 75. Light south wind becoming south southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 75 °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 wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 56 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Light west southwest wind.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Calm wind.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 76 °F

    Chance
    Showers 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 51. North wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 51 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

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

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 48. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 48 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Light south wind becoming south southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 75. Light south wind becoming south southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust 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 wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Light west southwest wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Calm wind.
Sunday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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 51. North wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 7 to 11 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 48. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Light south wind becoming south southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 54. North northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles WNW Miner MO
 36.91°N 89.55°W
7:51 am CDT May 8, 2026
8am CDT May 8, 2026-6pm CDT May 14, 2026
 
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