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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cherokee, Cherokee Municipal Airport (KCKP)

Lat: 42.73°NLon: 95.56°WElev: 1227ft.

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed S 15 G 25 mph
Barometer 29.19 in
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Feb 5:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles NW Washta IA

Fire Weather Watch February 18, 11:00am until February 18, 06:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of rain between 8pm and 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 40 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 40 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around 2 inches.

    Low: 17 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 30. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.

    Low: 12 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.

    Low: 9 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of rain between 8pm and 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Thursday Night
Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around 2 inches.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 30. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 26.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 6.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles NW Washta IA
 42.66°N 95.8°W (Elev. 1398 ft)
Last Update:
4:59 pm CST Feb 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CST Feb 17, 2026-6pm CST Feb 24, 2026
 
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