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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	69%
Wind Speed	E 12 mph
Barometer	30.05 in
Dewpoint	21°F (-6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	20°F (-7°C)
Last update	14 Mar 4:35 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Marcus IA

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

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Winter Storm Watch

Overnight
Low: 26 °F
Chance Snow
Saturday
High: 49 °F
Breezy.
Slight Chance
Snow then
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 25 °F
Rain Likely
and Breezy
Sunday
High: 34 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Blowing
Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 0 °F
Blowing Snow
and Windy
Monday
High: 18 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
Monday Night
Low: 0 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 35 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 26 °F
Slight Chance
Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 26. East wind around 10 mph.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of snow before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Night

Rain likely, mainly between 2am and 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday

Sleet, possibly mixed with rain before 8am, then snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 8am and 10am, then snow after 10am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 4pm. Temperature falling to around 24 by 5pm. Very windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 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. Windy, with a north northwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Monday

Patchy blowing snow before 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 18. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 0.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 61.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.