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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cherokee, Cherokee Municipal Airport (KCKP)

Lat: 42.73°NLon: 95.56°WElev: 1227ft.

Light Snow Haze and Breezy

7°F

-14°C

Humidity 72%
Wind Speed NW 21 G 30 mph
Barometer 30.00 in
Dewpoint 0°F (-18°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Wind Chill-13°F (-25°C)
Last update 17 Jan 4:55 am CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NE Cherokee IA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a north northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 4 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow likely before 11am, then a chance of flurries between 11am and noon. Patchy blowing snow before 7am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -18. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 10 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of flurries between midnight and 3am, then a slight chance of snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 5 by 9pm, then rising to around 11 during the remainder of the night. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 5 °F⇑

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of flurries. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Blustery

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -2. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: -2 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 1.

    Low: 1 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31.

    High: 31 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a north northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
Snow likely before 11am, then a chance of flurries between 11am and noon. Patchy blowing snow before 7am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -18. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
A chance of flurries between midnight and 3am, then a slight chance of snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 5 by 9pm, then rising to around 11 during the remainder of the night. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
A chance of flurries. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -2. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 31.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 26.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 24.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 21.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NE Cherokee IA
 42.76°N 95.53°W (Elev. 1188 ft)
Last Update:
4:43 am CST Jan 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am CST Jan 17, 2026-6pm CST Jan 23, 2026
 
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