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Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Cherokee, Cherokee Municipal Airport (KCKP)

Lat: 42.73°NLon: 95.56°WElev: 1227ft.

Fair

68°F

20°C

Humidity 28%
Wind Speed N 5 mph
Barometer 30.28 in
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 2 Oct 3:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Newell IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 67. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind around 5 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 44. Calm wind.

    Low: 44 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 67. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 44. Calm wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 52.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Newell IA
 42.61°N 95°W (Elev. 1260 ft)
Last Update:
3:18 pm CDT Oct 2, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm CDT Oct 2, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 8, 2026
 
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