Cape Girardeau, Missouri Weather
Cape Girardeau, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County.
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About Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Cape Girardeau rises from the rolling hills of southeastern Missouri, a place where the land slopes gently toward the grand Mississippi River. It lies 52.8 miles west-north-west of Paducah, KY (from Paducah, KY: bearing 287°T), and is situated 9.7 miles east-south-east of Jackson. The air here carries a persistent scent of damp earth and sun-baked leaves, especially in the humid embrace of summer, and the light at dusk often bleeds across the sky in hues of bruised plum and fading rose, painting the wide river a molten gold. Bluffs, worn smooth by countless years of water and wind, offer commanding views of the broad, brown current, a constant, murmuring presence that defines the very character of Cape Girardeau. The terrain is a mix of fertile bottomlands and higher, wooded ridges, a landscape that invites both cultivation and contemplation, where the call of unseen birds can cut through the quiet hum of daily life. This stretch of the Mississippi has witnessed centuries of passage, from the journeys of Indigenous peoples to the steamboats that once plied these waters with their distinctive whistles. Cape Girardeau itself was founded on the strength of its strategic riverfront location, a hub for trade and a vital point of connection. Today, its economy still feels the river's pull, though it has diversified into healthcare, education, and manufacturing, with the presence of Southeast Missouri State University lending a youthful energy to the historic streets. The city wears its past with a quiet dignity, evident in the brick facades of older buildings and the enduring presence of the riverfront, a place where the echoes of history seem to mingle with the steady, onward flow of the water, a constant reminder of the forces that have shaped this corner of the world.
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| Location | Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 37.305884°N, 89.518148°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63701, 63702, 63703 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cape Girardeau, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cape Girardeau, Missouri, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Cape Girardeau includes coordinates 37.305884°N, 89.518148°W, situated in Cape Girardeau County. ZIP code 63701, 63702, 63703. Telephone area code: 816. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
