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Current conditions at

Cherokee, Cherokee Municipal Airport (KCKP)

Lat: 42.73°NLon: 95.56°WElev: 1227ft.

Heavy Snow Freezing Fog and Breezy

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed N 25 G 45 mph
Barometer 29.82 in
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 0.15 mi
Wind Chill12°F (-11°C)
Last update 15 Mar 2:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Cherokee Municipal Airport IA

Cold Weather Advisory March 16, 01:00am until March 16, 11:00am
Blizzard Warning March 15, 02:35pm until March 16, 07:00am
High Wind Warning March 15, 02:35pm until March 16, 01:00am
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Cold Weather Advisory
Blizzard Warning
High Wind Warning
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    Blizzard Warning March 15, 02:35pm until March 16, 07:00am
    High Wind Warning March 15, 02:35pm until March 16, 01:00am

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • This Afternoon

    High: 29 °F

    Snow and
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 8pm.  Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -23. Windy, with a north northwest wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    Low: -2 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy blowing snow before 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -24. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 16 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 0. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northwest  after midnight.

    Low: 0 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of snow after 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Light south southeast wind becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 35 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before 1am.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 24. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

    High: 55 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow, mainly before 4pm. Widespread blowing snow. High near 29. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around 2 inches.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 8pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -23. Windy, with a north northwest wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Monday
Patchy blowing snow before 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -24. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 0. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northwest after midnight.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Light south southeast wind becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 24. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
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Point Forecast:
Cherokee Municipal Airport IA
 42.74°N 95.56°W (Elev. 1211 ft)
1:23 pm CDT Mar 15, 2026
2pm CDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 21, 2026
 
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