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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cherokee, Cherokee Municipal Airport (KCKP)

Lat: 42.73°NLon: 95.56°WElev: 1227ft.

Overcast

30°F

-1°C

Humidity	80%
Wind Speed	E 8 mph
Barometer	30.04 in
Dewpoint	25°F (-4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	22°F (-6°C)
Last update	14 Mar 8:15 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NE Cherokee IA

Winter Storm Watch March 15, 07:00am until March 16, 07:00am

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Winter Storm Watch

Today
High: 50 °F
Partly Sunny
then Partly
Sunny and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 25 °F
Chance Rain
then Rain
Likely
Sunday
High: 36 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Blowing
Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 0 °F
Blowing Snow
and Windy
Monday
High: 18 °F
Blustery.
Sunny then
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Monday Night
Low: 0 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 36 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Wednesday
High: 62 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight

Rain likely, mainly between 2am and 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 25. East southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday

Rain, snow, and sleet before 9am, then snow, possibly mixed with sleet between 9am and 10am, then snow after 10am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 4pm. Temperature falling to around 25 by 5pm. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of around 2 inches.

Sunday Night

Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -21. Windy, with a north northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Monday

Patchy blowing snow between noon and 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 18. Blustery, with a north northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 36.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 62.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.