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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cherokee, Cherokee Municipal Airport (KCKP)

Lat: 42.73°NLon: 95.56°WElev: 1227ft.

Partly Cloudy

37°F

3°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed NE 15 G 24 mph
Barometer 29.64 in
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill28°F (-2°C)
Last update 14 Mar 10:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Cherokee Municipal Airport IA

Blizzard Warning March 15, 07:00am until March 16, 07:00am
High Wind Warning March 15, 10:00am until March 16, 01:00am
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Blizzard Warning
High Wind Warning

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain likely before 1am, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then a chance of rain after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 26 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Breezy
    then Rain
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain, snow, and sleet, becoming all snow after 2pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 9am and 4pm. Temperature falling to around 25 by 5pm. Very windy, with a north wind 20 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 31 °F⇓

    Wintry Mix
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of snow between 7pm and 1am. Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -22. Windy, with a north northwest wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: -1 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy blowing snow before 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -23. Blustery, with a north northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 37 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain likely before 1am, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then a chance of rain after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Rain, snow, and sleet, becoming all snow after 2pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 9am and 4pm. Temperature falling to around 25 by 5pm. Very windy, with a north wind 20 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of snow between 7pm and 1am. Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -22. Windy, with a north northwest wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
Patchy blowing snow before 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -23. Blustery, with a north northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
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Point Forecast:
Cherokee Municipal Airport IA
 42.74°N 95.56°W (Elev. 1211 ft)
Last Update:
9:38 pm CDT Mar 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10pm CDT Mar 14, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 21, 2026
 
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