Current conditions at

Cherokee, Cherokee Municipal Airport (KCKP)

Lat: 42.73°NLon: 95.56°WElev: 1227ft.

Fair

19°F

-7°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed W 10 mph
Barometer 29.95 in
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill8°F (-13°C)
Last update 21 Jan 7:15 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Cherokee Municipal Airport IA

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 09:00pm until January 23, 02:00pm
Wind Advisory January 21, 10:00am until January 21, 06:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch
Wind Advisory
  • Today

    Today: Snow likely, mainly before 2pm, then a chance of flurries after 4pm.  Patchy blowing snow between noon and 1pm. Sunny through mid morning, then becoming cloudy, with a high near 33. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west northwest 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 33 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 20. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. Wind chill values as low as -31. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: -15 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: -3 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: -12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 7.

    High: 7 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -6.

    Low: -6 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 10.

    High: 10 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow likely, mainly before 2pm, then a chance of flurries after 4pm. Patchy blowing snow between noon and 1pm. Sunny through mid morning, then becoming cloudy, with a high near 33. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west northwest 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. Wind chill values as low as -31. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 7.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -6.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 10.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -5.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29.
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Point Forecast:
Cherokee Municipal Airport IA
 42.74°N 95.56°W (Elev. 1211 ft)
6:33 am CST Jan 21, 2026
7am CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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