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Current conditions at

Cherokee, Cherokee Municipal Airport (KCKP)

Lat: 42.73°NLon: 95.56°WElev: 1227ft.

Fair

37°F

3°C

Humidity 75%
Wind Speed N 2 mph
Barometer 29.82 in
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 8 May 2:35 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Washta IA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Light and variable wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northeast after midnight.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Light north wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 53 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Light and variable wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northeast after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Light north wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Washta IA
 42.57°N 95.71°W (Elev. 1234 ft)
Last Update:
1:33 am CDT May 8, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3am CDT May 8, 2026-6pm CDT May 14, 2026
 
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