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Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cherokee, Cherokee Municipal Airport (KCKP)

Lat: 42.73°NLon: 95.56°WElev: 1227ft.

Fair

57°F

14°C

Humidity 63%
Wind Speed S 17 mph
Barometer 30.15 in
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Oct 9:35 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Alta IA

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 64. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 44. Calm wind.

    Low: 44 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Light south southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

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

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 64. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 44. Calm wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Light south southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Alta IA
 42.68°N 95.3°W (Elev. 1499 ft)
Last Update:
6:28 am CDT Oct 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9am CDT Oct 3, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 9, 2026
 
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