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Current conditions at

Cherokee, Cherokee Municipal Airport (KCKP)

Lat: 42.73°NLon: 95.56°WElev: 1227ft.

Light Rain

50°F

10°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed NW 15 mph
Barometer 30.05 in
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill45°F (7°C)
Last update 15 Oct 2:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Galva IA

Freeze Watch October 17, 01:00am until October 17, 08:00am
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Freeze Watch

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Showers, mainly before 5pm. Patchy fog after 4pm. High near 52. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 52 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after midnight. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 30. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 30 °F

    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 58. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 40. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Showers, mainly before 5pm. Patchy fog after 4pm. High near 52. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 10 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday Night
Widespread frost, mainly after midnight. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 30. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 58. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 40. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Galva IA
 42.5°N 95.44°W (Elev. 1299 ft)
Last Update:
2:53 pm CDT Oct 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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