Weather in East Cape Girardeau, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
East Cape Girardeau, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:50 AM
77
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
63%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
East Cape Girardeau, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
8p
63°
9p
60°
10p
60°
11p
59°
12a
58°
1a
58°
2a
57°
3a
56°
4a
56°
5a
56°
6a
60°
7a
65°
8a
69°
9a
73°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
83°
15%
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
East Cape Girardeau, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm22%86°74°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—89°67°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle42%86°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers71%87°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers71%69°60°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Rain24%62°59°
- FridayMay 22Showers30%79°60°
East Cape Girardeau, IL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
East Cape Girardeau, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
163° · backing 5°
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 10
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
East Cape Girardeau, IL
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 110.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
East Cape Girardeau, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 12m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
1:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
East Cape Girardeau, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:56 AM
- Moonset
- 1:27 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
East Cape Girardeau, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
East Cape Girardeau at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.