Observed 3:30 AM CDT at KMDH

East Cape Girardeau, IL weather

Foggy and 45°7°, 8°4° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 45°7°

Fog

Wind: Calm; Light through 3 PM
Visibility: 4 mi6 km; Fog · under 5 mi8 km
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
Humidity: 100%; Air 45°7°, dew point 45°7° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.29 inHg1026 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 46°8° today at 6 AM
Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 76°24° today at 3 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (71°22° → 59°15°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

TonightNear 48°9° · Clear
This morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 2 AM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	13%	0
Sat 4a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	21%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	16%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	4%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	96%	7%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	19%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	26%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	47%	22%	3
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	39%	33%	4
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	35%	19%	5
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	33%	18%	5
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	32%	34%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	32%	15%	3
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	35%	17%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	39%	17%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	50%	49%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	67%	62%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	75%	56%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	80%	54%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	62%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	57%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	55%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	48%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	93%	45%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	34%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	93%	16%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	96%	21%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	41%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	24%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	90%	44%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	65%	55%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	71%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	68%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	36%	61%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	33%	78%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	33%	84%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	33%	86%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	38%	84%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	43%	83%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	52%	82%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	67%	82%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	75%	78%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	86%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	87%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	86%	86%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	89%	86%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	89%	74%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 76°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Patchy fog before 7am. Sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. East wind around 2 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North northeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 47°8°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 48°9°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 50°10°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 0 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 49°9°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 62°17°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–80°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 72°22°, low 64°18°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
54°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 47°.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 67–78°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (PAH) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau

2.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 16.2 ft
Flow: 170,000 cfs

Forecast peak 16.3 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Thebes

5.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 15.1 ft
Flow: 183,000 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River above Commerce

9.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.8 ft

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

Hubble Creek above Dutchtown

11 mi

Level: 9.7 ft

Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 80% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 74

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 5
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

CAPE GIRARDEAU FAA AP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1960–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 8°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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East Cape Girardeau weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
Golden hour: 5:33–6:25 PM; Morning 6:58–7:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:25–6:35 PM; Morning 6:48–6:58 AM; first light 6:48 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Mostly clear 3:42–6:48 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:30 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:30 AM · rises 5:06 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from East Cape Girardeau. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,800 ft, 36 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

East Cape Girardeau, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau

Mississippi River at Thebes

Mississippi River above Commerce

Hubble Creek above Dutchtown

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Good

Moon