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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cherokee, Cherokee Municipal Airport (KCKP)

Lat: 42.73°NLon: 95.56°WElev: 1227ft.

Overcast

59°F

15°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed SE 15 mph
Barometer 29.87 in
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 11 Apr 6:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Cherokee IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers after 4am. Patchy fog before 7pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 59 by 4am. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 54 °F⇑

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of showers before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 77 °F

    Breezy.
    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 55. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 55 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 52 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers after 4am. Patchy fog before 7pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 59 by 4am. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 55. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy.
Friday Night
A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Cherokee IA
 42.76°N 95.56°W (Elev. 1250 ft)
Last Update:
6:08 pm CDT Apr 11, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm CDT Apr 11, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 18, 2026
 
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