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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (KCGI)

Lat: 37.23°NLon: 89.58°WElev: 341ft.

Fair

76°F

24°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.98 in (1014.7 mb)
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index76°F (24°C)
Last update 3 Sep 1:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Charleston MO

Extreme Heat Warning September 3, 02:38am until September 5, 08:00pm
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Extreme Heat Warning
  •  
    Extreme Heat Warning September 3, 02:38am until September 5, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Sat

    Extreme Heat Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 74 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Calm wind.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 106. Light and variable wind.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Calm wind.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming north northeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Clear, with a low around 74. Calm wind.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Calm wind.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 106. Light and variable wind.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming north northeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Labor Day
Sunny, with a high near 93. East northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 94. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 94. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Charleston MO
 36.9°N 89.36°W
Last Update:
1:26 am CDT Sep 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2am CDT Sep 3, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 9, 2026
 
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