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An evening round of showers and thunderstorms could bring one to two strong to severe storms along the eastern edge of the viewing area. A Marginal Risk (Level 1 out of 5) of severe weather is in place for a handful of counties in western Kentucky and eastern Illinois. Large hail and damaging winds are the main concerns in the strongest storms, though a brief spin-up cannot be ruled out either.

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The latest run of StormCast shows storm chances wrapping up before midnight. Another small chance of showers will be possible on Thursday afternoon.

Forecast:

Temperatures look to stay above 40 degrees for most of the viewing area tonight with a northerly breeze.

We will see mostly clear skies this evening in Cape Girardeau, with breezy conditions continuing into the Thursday morning commute.

High temperatures on Thursday will depend on cloud cover for most of the Heartland. Highs will range from the lower 50s to the lower 60s across the viewing area.

Expect a mixture of clouds and sun through Thursday in Cape, with an afternoon chance of a shower. Winds remain through the afternoon, with gusts out of the northwest up to 25 miles per hour.

Friday will start chilly as air temperatures fall to the lower 30s, followed by afternoon temperatures only reaching the upper 40s.

A cooler stretch of temperatures remains through the weekend before we gradually warm up into next week. We will see another chance of precipitation late Sunday, followed by a sunny start to next week.

Storm Alert Team Meteorologist
Dominic Ferraro