You are in that corner near Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas and Missouri, aren't you?
You might be in for the intersection of that 3-fer I mentioned the weather service was looking at, Come next Tuesday / Wednesday at the latest.
National Weather Servide forecast for:
Cape Girardeau, MO
Point forecast for 37.29N -89.56W Last Update: 4:00 pm CST January 5, 2005
Late Afternoon: Periods of showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Steady temperature around 43. North northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Tonight: Occasional rain and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then rain likely. Low around 30. Northwest wind between 8 and 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 32. West northwest wind between 5 and 15 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low near 22. Light and variable wind.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of rain after noon. Partly cloudy, with a high around 43. South southeast wind between 3 and 10 mph.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high around 54.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Sunday: Partly cloudy, with a high around 55.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low near 40.
Monday: Partly cloudy, with a high around 61.
Monday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Tuesday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high around 59.
Tuesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Wednesday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.
As long as the forecast does not have that nasty word...snow...I am happy. LOL
With this goofy weather, we should post our town or cities' ZIP's so we can see what we are all dealing with.
Mine is 78701.
Cheers.