Water Temperature of the Mississippi River in Cape Girardeau, MO
Current Water Temperature
Measurement Time: Friday, March 27, 2026, 1:45 PM CDT
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Local Points of Interest
East Cape Girardeau, MOStation Name: Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau, MO
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov
Elevation Above Sea Level: 335 feet
Nearest Address:
1 Merriwether St
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Cape Girardeau County
GPS Coordinates: 37.30188889, -89.518
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Little Wabash River, Carmi, IL (92.3 mi)
Huzzah Creek, Butts, MO (103.3 mi)
Wabash River, New Harmony, IN (103.5 mi)
Missouri River, Labadle, MO (113.2 mi)
Mississippi River, Alton, IL (113.4 mi)
Missouri River, St Charles, MO (114.9 mi)
Jacks Fork River, Mountain View, MO (119.6 mi)
Mississippi River, Cap Au Gris, MO (133.6 mi)
Strawberry River, Poughkeepsie, AR (135 mi)
White River, Hazleton, IN (135.1 mi)
Missouri River, Hermann, MO (142.8 mi)
Weather for Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Current Weather

Five Day Weather Forecast

Fri
H: 53°F
L: 43°F

Sat
H: 60°F
L: 30°F

Sun
H: 67°F
L: 39°F

Mon
H: 73°F
L: 54°F

Tue
H: 80°F
L: 65°F
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 3.55 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.75 μg/m3
Ozone: 92 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:03 PM
Sunset: 7:16 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 25 mins
Moon Transit: 9:15 PM
Moonset: 3:57 AM
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Moon Illumination: 67.4%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
8:22 AM - 10:52 AM8:45 PM - 11:15 PM
Minor Periods
1:16 PM - 2:46 PM3:27 AM - 4:57 AM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5
Freeze Warning issued March 27 at 1:41AM CDT until March 28 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Effective: Fri March 27, 2026, 1:41 AM
Expires: Fri March 27, 2026, 3:00 PM
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected. * WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. * WHEN...From 1 AM CDT /2 AM EDT/ to 9 AM CDT /10 AM EDT/ Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Freeze Warning issued March 27 at 11:49AM CDT until March 28 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Effective: Fri March 27, 2026, 11:49 AM
Expires: Sat March 28, 2026, 12:15 AM
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 degrees expected. * WHERE...All of southern Illinois and southwest Indiana, and portions of southeast Missouri and western Kentucky along and north of line from Van Buren to Sikeston, to Paducah through the Land Between the Lakes to Hopkinsville and Elkton. * WHEN...From 1 AM CDT /2 AM EDT/ to 9 AM CDT /10 AM EDT/ Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 3.55 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.89 μg/m3
Ozone: 85.8 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:03 PM
Sunset: 7:16 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 25 mins
Moon Transit: 9:15 PM
Moonset: 3:57 AM
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Moon Illumination: 67.4%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
8:22 AM - 10:52 AM8:45 PM - 11:15 PM
Minor Periods
1:16 PM - 2:46 PM3:27 AM - 4:57 AM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 3.21 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 2.93 μg/m3
Ozone: 92.48 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:03 PM
Sunset: 7:17 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 27 mins
Moon Transit: 10:06 PM
Moonset: 4:35 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 77.5%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
9:15 AM - 11:45 AM12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Minor Periods
2:27 PM - 3:57 PM4:05 AM - 5:35 AM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 4.7 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 2.75 μg/m3
Ozone: 90.08 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:02 PM
Sunset: 7:18 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 30 mins
Moon Transit: 10:54 PM
Moonset: 5:05 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 86.2%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
10:04 AM - 12:34 AM12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Minor Periods
3:35 PM - 5:05 PM4:35 AM - 6:05 AM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 3.22 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 2.19 μg/m3
Ozone: 103.52 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:02 PM
Sunset: 7:19 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 32 mins
Moon Transit: 11:38 PM
Moonset: 5:32 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 93.0%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
10:50 AM - 1:20 PM12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Minor Periods
4:41 PM - 6:11 PM5:02 AM - 6:32 AM
Action Rating: 3 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 3.37 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.37 μg/m3
Ozone: 89 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:02 PM
Sunset: 7:20 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 35 mins
Moon Transit: 12:00 AM
Moonset: 5:56 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 97.6%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM11:34 AM - 2:04 PM
Minor Periods
5:44 PM - 7:14 PM5:26 AM - 6:56 AM
Action Rating: 4 out of 5
