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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cherokee, Cherokee Municipal Airport (KCKP)

Lat: 42.73°NLon: 95.56°WElev: 1227ft.

Fair

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed N 8 mph
Barometer 30.34 in
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill22°F (-6°C)
Last update 22 Mar 11:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Cherokee IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of sprinkles after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 52. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of rain before 10pm, then a chance of sprinkles between 10pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 33 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy.

    High: 64 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.

    Low: 23 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Monday
A chance of sprinkles after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 52. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of rain before 10pm, then a chance of sprinkles between 10pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 47.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
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Point Forecast:
Cherokee IA
 42.76°N 95.56°W (Elev. 1250 ft)
Last Update:
11:23 pm CDT Mar 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm CDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 29, 2026
 
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