Monitoring Tsunami Impacts Across the Pacific; Air Quality Concerns; Dangerous Heat; Critical Fire Weather for the West

Tsunami impacts continue for portions of the Pacific basin. Wildfire smoke causes unhealthy air in Midwest to Great Lakes. Heat dome spans Mississippi Valley to Mid-Atlantic with excessive heat warnings and advisories. Critical fire weather in Great Basin to Pacific Northwest (dry thunderstorms). Cold front spawns severe storms/heavy rain in Central U.S. today, shifts to East Coast Thursday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (KCGI)

Lat: 37.23°NLon: 89.58°WElev: 341ft.

Partly Cloudy

92°F

33°C

Humidity	56%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.00 in (1015.5 mb)
Dewpoint	74°F (23°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	102°F (39°C)
Last update	30 Jul 1:53 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

East Prairie MO

Extreme Heat Warning July 30, 02:14pm until July 30, 08:00pm

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Extreme Heat Warning

Extreme Heat Warning July 30, 02:14pm until July 30, 08:00pm
NOW until 8:00pm Wed
Extreme Heat Warning
This Afternoon
High: 95 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 75 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 90 °F
Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 70 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers
Friday
High: 82 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Friday Night
Low: 65 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 82 °F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 63 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 106. Light east northeast wind.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Light and variable wind.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. North wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. North northeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

Sunday Night

A slight chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 3 to 5 mph.

Monday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the morning.

Monday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Light east southeast wind.

Tuesday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.