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.

Overcast

66°F

19°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed SW 9 G 22 mph
Barometer 29.76 in (1007.5 mb)
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 8 May 11:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles E Cape Girardeau MO

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers between 2am and 3am.  Cloudy early, then clearing, with a low around 54. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 54 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 82 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Light north northeast wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 74 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73. North northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 48. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 48 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Light south wind becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers after 1am.  Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers between 2am and 3am. Cloudy early, then clearing, with a low around 54. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Light north northeast wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 73. North northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 48. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Light south wind becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 82. West southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 53. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles E Cape Girardeau MO
 37.31°N 89.5°W
12:06 am CDT May 9, 2026
12am CDT May 9, 2026-6pm CDT May 15, 2026
 
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