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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (KCGI)

Lat: 37.23°NLon: 89.58°WElev: 341ft.

Fair

75°F

24°C

Humidity 43%
Wind Speed S 13 mph
Barometer 29.81 in (1009.3 mb)
Dewpoint 51°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 8 May 4:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Tamms IL

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then a slight chance of showers between 3am and 4am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 54. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 54 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers after 4pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 75. Light north northwest wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 75 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 71. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 47. Light east northeast wind.

    Low: 47 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Light south wind becoming south southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then a slight chance of showers between 3am and 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 54. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Light and variable wind.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 75. Light north northwest wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 71. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 47. Light east northeast wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Light south wind becoming south southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 80. West southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 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. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Tamms IL
 37.23°N 89.26°W
5:26 pm CDT May 8, 2026
5pm CDT May 8, 2026-6pm CDT May 15, 2026
 
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