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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cherokee, Cherokee Municipal Airport (KCKP)

Lat: 42.73°NLon: 95.56°WElev: 1227ft.

Overcast

32°F

0°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed W 14 G 21 mph
Barometer 29.64 in
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill22°F (-6°C)
Last update 16 Jan 6:35 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Cherokee Municipal Airport IA

Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 06:54am until January 16, 06:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 06:54am until January 16, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Fri

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Today

    High: 32 °F⇓

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered snow showers before midnight, then scattered flurries between midnight and 1am, then scattered snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 3 °F

    Scattered
    Snow Showers
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 0 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 15.

    High: 15 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 2.

    Low: 2 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow showers likely, mainly between 1pm and 4pm. Patchy blowing snow between 1pm and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 18 by 5pm. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered snow showers before midnight, then scattered flurries between midnight and 1am, then scattered snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 15.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 28.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 31.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Cherokee Municipal Airport IA
 42.74°N 95.56°W (Elev. 1211 ft)
Last Update:
6:48 am CST Jan 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6am CST Jan 16, 2026-6pm CST Jan 22, 2026
 
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