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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cherokee, Cherokee Municipal Airport (KCKP)

Lat: 42.73°NLon: 95.56°WElev: 1227ft.

Overcast and Breezy

75°F

24°C

Humidity 27%
Wind Speed S 21 G 26 mph
Barometer 29.73 in
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 May 4:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSW Meriden IA

Red Flag Warning May 14, 05:10pm until May 14, 09:00pm
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Red Flag Warning
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    Red Flag Warning May 14, 05:10pm until May 14, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Thu

    Red Flag Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 74 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 56. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest in the morning.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

    Low: 53 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Low around 57. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 57 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 89 °F

    T-storms
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 59 °F

    T-storms
    Likely and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy blowing dust. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 74. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 56. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest in the morning.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Low around 57. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SSW Meriden IA
 42.74°N 95.68°W (Elev. 1348 ft)
Last Update:
4:58 pm CDT May 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CDT May 14, 2026-6pm CDT May 21, 2026
 
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