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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.

Fog/Mist

72°F

22°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.01 in (1015.9 mb)
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Last update 17 Aug 4:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles S Leopold MO

Heat Advisory August 17, 05:15am until August 19, 07:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory August 17, 05:15am until August 19, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Tue

    Heat Advisory

  • Today

    High: 98 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 74 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind.

    High: 97 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 71 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming north northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 90 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. North wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 68 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming north northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. North wind 5 to 7 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. North northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67. North northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 89. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles S Leopold MO
 37.19°N 89.9°W
Last Update:
4:30 am CDT Aug 17, 2025
Forecast Valid:
5am CDT Aug 17, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 23, 2025
 
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