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Current conditions at

Cherokee, Cherokee Municipal Airport (KCKP)

Lat: 42.73°NLon: 95.56°WElev: 1227ft.

Fair

59°F

15°C

Humidity 63%
Wind Speed N 1 mph
Barometer 30.00 in
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 7 Oct 7:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles N Alta IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 50. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: 50 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 79. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 64. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 62.

    Low: 62 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 50. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 79. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 64. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 62.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Columbus Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles N Alta IA
 42.77°N 95.3°W (Elev. 1499 ft)
Last Update:
5:28 pm CDT Oct 7, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm CDT Oct 7, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 14, 2026
 
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