Missouri · NWS PAH office
Cape Girardeau, MO weather
It is 68°F and mostly cloudy at Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau Regional Airport as of Oct 27, 5:55 PM CDT. Overnight: Clear, low near 49°F, 1% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 1:25 AM CDT.
Current conditions
Temperature
68°F
Mostly Cloudy
Wind
Calm
Humidity 53% · dew point 50°F
Pressure · visibility
30.20 inHg
Visibility 10 mi
Observed at Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (KCGI), Oct 27, 5:55 PM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.
Alerts for this area
No active NWS alerts cover the Cape Girardeau forecast zone right now.
Around the NWS PAH forecast area
No active alerts in zones served by the PAH office near Cape Girardeau.
From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Missouri.
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Next 24 hours
| Time | Temp | Forecast | Precip. chance | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 6 AM | 49°F | Sunny | 1% | 0 mph |
| Wed 7 AM | 49°F | Sunny | 1% | 0 mph |
| Wed 8 AM | 50°F | Sunny | 1% | 0 mph |
| Wed 9 AM | 54°F | Sunny | 1% | SSE 1 mph |
| Wed 10 AM | 62°F | Sunny | 1% | S 1 mph |
| Wed 11 AM | 68°F | Sunny | 1% | S 2 mph |
| Wed 12 PM | 73°F | Sunny | 1% | S 3 mph |
| Wed 1 PM | 75°F | Sunny | 1% | S 5 mph |
| Wed 2 PM | 77°F | Sunny | 1% | S 5 mph |
| Wed 3 PM | 77°F | Sunny | 1% | S 5 mph |
| Wed 4 PM | 77°F | Sunny | 1% | S 5 mph |
| Wed 5 PM | 75°F | Sunny | 1% | S 3 mph |
| Wed 6 PM | 72°F | Clear | 1% | SSE 2 mph |
| Wed 7 PM | 68°F | Clear | 1% | SSE 2 mph |
| Wed 8 PM | 64°F | Clear | 1% | SSE 2 mph |
| Wed 9 PM | 61°F | Clear | 1% | SSE 2 mph |
| Wed 10 PM | 60°F | Clear | 1% | SSE 2 mph |
| Wed 11 PM | 58°F | Clear | 1% | SSE 2 mph |
| Thu 12 AM | 56°F | Clear | 1% | SSE 2 mph |
| Thu 1 AM | 56°F | Clear | 1% | SSE 2 mph |
| Thu 2 AM | 55°F | Clear | 1% | S 2 mph |
| Thu 3 AM | 54°F | Clear | 1% | S 2 mph |
| Thu 4 AM | 53°F | Clear | 1% | S 2 mph |
| Thu 5 AM | 52°F | Clear | 1% | S 2 mph |
Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Cape Girardeau can differ.
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7-day forecast
Overnight
Low 49°F
Clear, with a low around 49. Wind around 0 mph.
Wednesday
High 77°F·Low 50°F
Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Clear. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Thursday
High 80°F·Low 51°F
Sunny, with a high near 80. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South southwest wind around 2 mph.
Friday
High 79°F·Low 57°F
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind around 1 mph.
Saturday
High 73°F·Low 56°F
A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East southeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Sunday
High 71°F·Low 55°F
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Monday
High 72°F·Low 57°F
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday
High 73°F
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
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About this forecast
- Forecast office
- Cape Girardeau is served by the National Weather Service PAH forecast office, forecast zone MOZ087, county zone MOC031.
- Location used
- The Census Bureau's internal point for Cape Girardeau (37.3094, -89.5584), in Cape Girardeau County. Population: 40,818 (2024 estimate), number 17 of the 36 Missouri cities on this site.
- Radar
- Nearest NWS radar: KPAH. View it on radar.weather.gov.
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Sources
- Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/37.3094,-89.5584 (forecast issued Oct 28, 1:25 AM CDT).
- Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
- City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
- Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.
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