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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

74°F

23°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed SE 8 mph
Barometer 29.84 in (1010.1 mb)
Dewpoint 60°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Oct 6:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles S Pocahontas MO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 61. South wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely between 3pm and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Increasing clouds, with a high near 79. South wind 6 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 79 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Heavy Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then showers likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 50. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 50 °F

    Heavy Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 41. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 65. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 61. South wind around 7 mph.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely between 3pm and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Increasing clouds, with a high near 79. South wind 6 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then showers likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 50. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 41. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 65. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. South southwest wind around 6 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Friday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. North wind 5 to 7 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles S Pocahontas MO
 37.45°N 89.64°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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