County Forecast for Cape Girardeau , MO
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Cape Girardeau-
Including the cities of Cape Girardeau and Jackson
1124 PM CST Sat Jan 24 2026

...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM
EST/ SUNDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /7 PM
EST/ SUNDAY...
...EXTREME COLD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/
SUNDAY NIGHT TO 10 AM CST /11 AM EST/ TUESDAY...

Tonight   Snow this evening, then snow with a slight chance of sleet after midnight. Snow and sleet accumulation of 3 to 5 inches. Cold. Near steady temperature around 12. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. Wind chill readings as low as 3 below after midnight.
Sunday   Snow, mainly in the morning. Snow may be heavy at times in the morning. Storm total snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches. Cold. Near steady temperature around 12. North winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent. Wind chill readings as low as 4 below.
Sunday night   Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Cold with lows around 4 below. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening. Wind chill readings as low as 9 below.
Monday   Sunny. Highs around 16. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Wind chill readings as low as 11 below in the morning.
Monday night   Mostly clear. Cold with lows around 1 below. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Wind chill readings as low as 9 below.
Tuesday   Sunny. Highs in the upper 20s.
Tuesday night through wednesday night   Partly cloudy. Lows around 5 above. Highs in the upper 20s.
Thursday through saturday   Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 20s. Lows around zero.
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Arctic Cold, Major Winter Storm This Weekend

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Posted at 12:01PM Fri Jan 23, 2026 CST
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