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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cherokee, Cherokee Municipal Airport (KCKP)

Lat: 42.73°NLon: 95.56°WElev: 1227ft.

Fair

55°F

13°C

Humidity 31%
Wind Speed Vrbl 6 mph
Barometer 30.34 in
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill54°F (12°C)
Last update 10 Apr 3:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Cherokee Municipal Airport IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 57. East northeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 39. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers before 10am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. High near 62. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 62 °F

    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 59. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 59 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a south southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 57. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 39. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Showers before 10am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. High near 62. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 59. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a south southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Cherokee Municipal Airport IA
 42.74°N 95.56°W (Elev. 1211 ft)
Last Update:
2:53 pm CDT Apr 10, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm CDT Apr 10, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 16, 2026
 
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