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Current conditions at

Cherokee, Cherokee Municipal Airport (KCKP)

Lat: 42.73°NLon: 95.56°WElev: 1227ft.

Overcast

50°F

10°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed NE 7 mph
Barometer 30.14 in
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill47°F (8°C)
Last update 14 Oct 11:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Washta IA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Showers likely, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 51. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 51 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly before 3pm. High near 56. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 56 °F

    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Cloudy, then gradually 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 through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after 3am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 31. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 31 °F

    Clear then
    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Showers likely, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 51. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before 3pm. High near 56. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Cloudy, then gradually 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 through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday Night
Widespread frost, mainly after 3am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 31. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 41.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Washta IA
 42.57°N 95.74°W (Elev. 1198 ft)
Last Update:
11:03 pm CDT Oct 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12am CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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