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Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau, MO

The latest official reading, the last 14 days, and the National Weather Service forecast with flood stages.

Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau, MO
15.8 ft
↓ 0.7 ft / 24 hFlood stage 32 ft · Below flood stage
Observed Oct 22, 1:00 p.m. CT
NWS forecast, issued Oct 22, 9:54 a.m. CT
  1. Today15.6
  2. Fri15.7
  3. Sat16.0
  4. Sun16.1
  5. Mon15.7
Highest in NWS forecast: 16.1 ft, Oct 24NWS gauge page on water.noaa.gov
Source: NWS / NOAA National Water Prediction Service
Last 14 days and forecast

Stage chart

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Official forecast

Day by day

NWS official forecast · Issued Oct 22, 9:54 a.m. CT

Day (about 7 a.m. CT)Stagevs. now
Thu Oct 221:00 p.m.15.7 ft-0.1
Fri Oct 237:00 a.m.15.7 ft-0.1
Sat Oct 247:00 a.m.16.0 ft+0.2
Sun Oct 257:00 a.m.16.1 ft+0.3
Mon Oct 267:00 a.m.15.7 ft-0.1
Tue Oct 277:00 a.m.15.0 ft-0.8
Wed Oct 287:00 a.m.14.1 ft-1.7
Thu Oct 297:00 a.m.13.4 ft-2.4
Fri Oct 307:00 a.m.12.6 ft-3.2
Sat Oct 317:00 a.m.11.9 ft-3.9
Sun Nov 16:00 a.m.11.2 ft-4.6
Mon Nov 26:00 a.m.10.7 ft-5.1
Tue Nov 36:00 a.m.10.2 ft-5.6
Wed Nov 46:00 a.m.9.6 ft-6.2
Thu Nov 56:00 a.m.9.3 ft-6.5

Highest point in this forecast: 16.1 ft on Sat Oct 24, 1:00 p.m. CT.

Flood stages

Flood categories

Right now: Below flood stage.

NWS categoryStage
Action stage29 ft13.2 ft to go
Minor flood32 ft16.2 ft to go
Moderate flood37 ft21.2 ft to go
Major flood42 ft26.2 ft to go
Record crest48.86 ftJan 2, 2016
Source and updates

Readings: NWS / NOAA National Water Prediction Service · USGS site 07020850. Forecast by the NWS Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center and NWS West Paducah. We show these numbers as the agencies publish them and never make our own projections. Readings refresh about every hour.

Data last updated Oct 22, 1:44 p.m. CT

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