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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 in Vicinity Light Rain

64°F

18°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed SE 7 mph
Barometer 29.92 in (1013.1 mb)
Dewpoint 60°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 Apr 3:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles N Jackson MO

Severe T-storm Watch April 16, 04:48pm until April 16, 09:00pm
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Severe T-storm Watch
  •  
    Severe T-storm Watch April 16, 04:48pm until April 16, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Thu

    Severe T-storm Watch

  • This Afternoon

    High: 79 °F

    Severe
    Thunderstorms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 59. South wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Severe
    Thunderstorms
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 53. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 53 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then showers likely. High near 67. West southwest wind 14 to 16 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 67 °F

    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 42. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Low: 42 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 59. South wind around 6 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 53. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then showers likely. High near 67. West southwest wind 14 to 16 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 42. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South southwest wind around 8 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles N Jackson MO
 37.4°N 89.64°W
Last Update:
2:57 pm CDT Apr 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm CDT Apr 16, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 22, 2026
 
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