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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cherokee, Cherokee Municipal Airport (KCKP)

Lat: 42.73°NLon: 95.56°WElev: 1227ft.

Fair

75°F

24°C

Humidity 39%
Wind Speed NW 6 mph
Barometer 30.01 in
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Jun 1:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Washta IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Increasing clouds, with a high near 80. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: 80 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers, mainly after 1am. Low around 57. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 57 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 69 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Increasing clouds, with a high near 80. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tonight
Showers, mainly after 1am. Low around 57. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
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Point Forecast:
Washta IA
 42.57°N 95.71°W (Elev. 1234 ft)
Last Update:
1:33 pm CDT Jun 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm CDT Jun 20, 2026-6pm CDT Jun 26, 2026
 
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