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Tracking Storm System Across the Eastern U.S.

A storm system will continue to produce widespread showers and thunderstorms as it progresses eastward across the central U.S. into the Northeast through the weekend. There are risks of severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall on Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

Current conditions at

Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (KCGI)

Lat: 37.23°NLon: 89.58°WElev: 341ft.

Fair

79°F

26°C

Humidity 51%
Wind Speed S 7 mph
Barometer 29.83 in
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 17 Oct 5:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Cape Girardeau MO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 82. South southwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 82 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then showers likely. Low around 51. West southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 51 °F

    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 43. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 43 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Light south wind becoming south southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South southwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 67. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 82. South southwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then showers likely. Low around 51. West southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 43. Light and variable wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Light south wind becoming south southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South southwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 67. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Friday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Cape Girardeau MO
 37.31°N 89.56°W
Last Update:
6:46 pm CDT Oct 17, 2025
Forecast Valid:
6pm CDT Oct 17, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 24, 2025
 
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