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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cherokee, Cherokee Municipal Airport (KCKP)

Lat: 42.73°NLon: 95.56°WElev: 1227ft.

Fog/Mist

45°F

7°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed S 5 mph
Barometer 29.66 in
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 1.00 mi
Wind Chill42°F (6°C)
Last update 27 Dec 9:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Washta IA

Winter Weather Advisory December 28, 03:00am until December 29, 06:00am
Wind Advisory December 28, 06:00am until December 29, 12:00am
Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 10:11pm until December 28, 06:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
Wind Advisory
Dense Fog Advisory
  •  
    Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 10:11pm until December 28, 06:00am

    NOW until 6:00am Sun

    Dense Fog Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 27 °F

    Areas Dense
    Fog then
    Slight Chance
    Rain and
    Dense Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain and snow before noon, then a chance of snow between noon and 4pm. Patchy blowing snow after 7am. Temperature falling to around 13 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 31 °F⇓

    Rain/Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy blowing snow before 10am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 6. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

    Low: 6 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.

    High: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of rain after 5am. Widespread dense fog, mainly between midnight and 1am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 27. Light northwest wind becoming north 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Rain and snow before noon, then a chance of snow between noon and 4pm. Patchy blowing snow after 7am. Temperature falling to around 13 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Monday
Patchy blowing snow before 10am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 6. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
New Year's Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 8.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 30.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Washta IA
 42.57°N 95.71°W (Elev. 1234 ft)
Last Update:
9:43 pm CST Dec 27, 2025
Forecast Valid:
10pm CST Dec 27, 2025-6pm CST Jan 3, 2026
 
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