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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.

Thunderstorm Rain Fog/Mist

60°F

16°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed SW 9 mph
Barometer 29.96 in (1014.4 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Last update 7 Mar 8:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Benton MO

Flood Advisory until March 7, 11:15am
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    Flood Advisory until March 7, 11:15am

    NOW until 11:15am Sat

    Flood Advisory

  • Today

    High: 69 °F

    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light after midnight.

    Low: 41 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 44. South southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 72. South southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 78 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 64. South southwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. High near 69. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 44. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 72. South southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 64. South southwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 17 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. North northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Benton MO
 37.11°N 89.57°W
Last Update:
9:21 am CST Mar 7, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9am CST Mar 7, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 13, 2026
 
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