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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cherokee, Cherokee Municipal Airport (KCKP)

Lat: 42.73°NLon: 95.56°WElev: 1227ft.

Fair

14°F

-10°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 30.16 in
Dewpoint 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill3°F (-16°C)
Last update 22 Jan 2:55 am CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NE Cherokee IA

Extreme Cold Warning January 23, 12:00am until January 23, 09:00am
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Extreme Cold Warning

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. West wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. Wind chill values as low as -30. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: -15 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Wind chill values as low as -31. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: -2 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: -8 °F

    Cloudy then
    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 6. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: 6 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5.

    Low: -5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 10.

    High: 10 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -8.

    Low: -8 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. West wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. Wind chill values as low as -30. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Wind chill values as low as -31. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 6. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 10.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -8.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 6.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 22.
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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:
2:28 am CST Jan 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3am CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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