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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cherokee, Cherokee Municipal Airport (KCKP)

Lat: 42.73°NLon: 95.56°WElev: 1227ft.

Light Rain

34°F

1°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed NE 12 mph
Barometer 29.96 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill25°F (-4°C)
Last update 3 Apr 9:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Cherokee IA

  • Today

    Today: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 41. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 41 °F

    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 29. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 29 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow showers before noon, then a chance of rain and snow showers between noon and 1pm, then a chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 43 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance Snow
    Showers then
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 56. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.

    High: 45 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy.

    High: 48 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 41. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 29. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
A chance of snow showers before noon, then a chance of rain and snow showers between noon and 1pm, then a chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 56. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Cherokee IA
 42.76°N 95.56°W (Elev. 1250 ft)
Last Update:
6:53 am CDT Apr 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9am CDT Apr 3, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 9, 2026
 
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