Observed 1:23 PM CDT at KCGI

Perkins, MO weather

Sunny and 75°24°, 8°4° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 75°24°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Light through 2 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.33 inHg1027 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−2.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 76°24° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 48°9° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 74°23° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · 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 2p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	34%	41%	4
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	31%	67%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	31%	64%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	33%	28%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	39%	23%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	48%	16%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	62%	20%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	41%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	52%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	43%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	26%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	89%	10%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	93%	42%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	96%	41%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	96%	32%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	96%	44%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	33%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	25%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	62%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	68%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	74%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	73%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	44%	76%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	38%	72%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	36%	81%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	33%	81%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	33%	82%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	37%	64%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	43%	84%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	54%	84%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	79%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	75%	85%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	86%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	86%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	87%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	90%	86%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	87%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	93%	88%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	93%	89%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	91%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	96%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	96%	96%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	94%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	90%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	70%	87%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	86%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	81%	4
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	64%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. East wind around 1 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. East northeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 50°10°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 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, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South 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°–51°11°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
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. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  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 southeast wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 50°10°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  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 78. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 51°11°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South southeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 62°17°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.24 in6 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
60°16°–64°18°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 75°24°, low 65°18°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.64 in16 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 71°22°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 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°–81°27°
Low, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  30% chance
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
61°16°–78°26°
Low, likely
39°4°–67°19°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 68–80°.

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

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 16.3 ft
Flow: 171,000 cfs

Forecast peak 16.2 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Hubble Creek above Dutchtown

12 mi

Level: 9.9 ft

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Castor River above Zalma

17 mi

Level: 1.1 ft

Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Little River Ditch above Morehouse

18 mi

Level: 1.4 ft

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 81% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 74

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 PM–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 8°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Perkins 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 18 min less
Golden hour: 5:34–6:26 PM; Morning 6:59–7:51 AM
Blue hour: 6:26–6:37 PM; Morning 6:48–6:59 AM; first light 6:48 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:37–9 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:31 AM · rises 5:07 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Perkins. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.