Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cherokee, Cherokee Municipal Airport (KCKP)

Lat: 42.73°NLon: 95.56°WElev: 1227ft.

Overcast

72°F

22°C

Humidity 47%
Wind Speed N 2 mph
Barometer 30.09 in
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Oct 5:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Cherokee IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 50. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

    Low: 50 °F

    Gradual
    Clearing

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 45. Calm wind.

    Low: 45 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Light south southeast wind becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the morning.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 55. South wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 74. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

    Low: 53 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 50. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 67. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 45. Calm wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Light south southeast wind becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 55. South wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 74. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Cherokee IA
 42.74°N 95.56°W (Elev. 1211 ft)
4:53 pm CDT Oct 3, 2026
5pm CDT Oct 3, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 10, 2026
 
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