Observed 2:10 AM CDT at KMDH

Cape Girardeau, MO weather

Clear and 45°7°.

Mostly agree

Now 45°7°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Light through 2 PM
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: 30.3 inHg1026 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (48°9° then, 47°8° now)

Good hours for

Low 48°9° today at 6 AM
Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 75°24° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

TonightNear 49°9° · Partly cloudy
This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 1 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 2a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	48%	0
Sat 3a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	48%	0
Sat 4a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	55%	0
Sat 5a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	48%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	6%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	17%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	19%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	26%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	54%	23%	3
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	46%	32%	4
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	43%	28%	5
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	37%	39%	5
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	36%	44%	4
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	34%	54%	3
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	40%	54%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	47%	53%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	54%	46%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	65%	62%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	50%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	54%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	80%	62%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	83%	57%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	55%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	50%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	47%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	40%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	40%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	5%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	41%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	90%	42%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	70%	55%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	57%	68%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	48%	68%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	43%	61%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	39%	78%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	37%	86%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	37%	85%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	43%	83%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	49%	83%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	56%	82%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	67%	77%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	75%	70%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	78%	83%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	80%	83%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	80%	83%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	83%	82%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. East northeast wind around 1 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North northeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 75°24°).
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°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, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. North northwest wind around 1 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°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 74. South southeast wind around 1 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
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 77°25°, low 51°11°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  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 77. South southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 51. South wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–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 77°25°, low 51°11°. 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 77. South wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. 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
47°8°–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 75°24°, 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 75. Southeast wind 0 to 3 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 0.13 in3.3 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
72°22°–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 63°17°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°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 66°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 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°14°
  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°–67°19°
Low, likely
53°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 51°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 50°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 66–77°.

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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Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau

2.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 16.2 ft
Flow: 169,000 cfs

Forecast peak 16.3 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page

Hubble Creek above Dutchtown

7.7 mi

Level: 9.7 ft

Reading from Sat 12 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Thebes

8.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 15.1 ft
Flow: 183,000 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River above Moccasin Springs

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 15.3 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 82% less heating than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 74

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–8:00 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 7°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 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? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 41% cover).

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 Cape Girardeau.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Cape Girardeau, MO 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

Hubble Creek above Dutchtown

Mississippi River at Thebes

Mississippi River above Moccasin Springs

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon