East Cape Girardeau, Illinois Weather
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East Cape Girardeau weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle17%—95°70°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain29%0.79″90°71°-5°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail32%—86°71°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast21%—88°70°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear15%—89°67°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast21%—93°72°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle42%0.02″88°75°-5°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 53 now. With UV 9.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 65 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 53 now. With UV 9.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 65 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 9.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 65
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:49 PM
- Moonset
- 10:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
East Cape Girardeau at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — East Cape Girardeau
- Sat95°70°17%
- Sun90°71°29%
- Mon86°71°32%
- Tue88°70°21%
- Wed89°67°15%
- Thu93°72°21%
- Fri88°75°42%
- Sat89°71°25%
- Sun82°66°15%
- Mon79°59°7%
- Tue78°60°9%
- Wed85°64°10%
- Thu78°66°13%
- Fri80°68°10%
- Sat90°71°23%
- Sun91°73°20%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — East Cape Girardeau
SPC has placed East Cape Girardeau in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in East Cape Girardeau
- 62957