Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cherokee, Cherokee Municipal Airport (KCKP)

Lat: 42.73°NLon: 95.56°WElev: 1227ft.

Fair

79°F

26°C

Humidity 34%
Wind Speed S 16 G 25 mph
Barometer 29.73 in
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index79°F (26°C)
Last update 16 Apr 1:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Cherokee Municipal Airport IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 82. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 59. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers between 1pm and 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 66 by 10am, then falling to around 51 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 66 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 82. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 59. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers between 1pm and 2pm. Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 66 by 10am, then falling to around 51 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
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Point Forecast:
Cherokee Municipal Airport IA
 42.74°N 95.56°W (Elev. 1211 ft)
1:33 pm CDT Apr 16, 2026
1pm CDT Apr 16, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 22, 2026
 
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