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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cherokee, Cherokee Municipal Airport (KCKP)

Lat: 42.73°NLon: 95.56°WElev: 1227ft.

Fair

61°F

16°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed S 14 mph
Barometer 29.18 in
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Feb 5:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles ESE Larrabee IA

Fire Weather Watch February 18, 11:00am until February 18, 06:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of rain between 9pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 25 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 39 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance Rain
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. West wind around 10 mph becoming northeast in the evening.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 40 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around 2 inches.

    Low: 17 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing snow between 2pm and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 31. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.

    Low: 12 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.

    Low: 9 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of rain between 9pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 25 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 56. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. West wind around 10 mph becoming northeast in the evening.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around 2 inches.
Friday
Patchy blowing snow between 2pm and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 31. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 26.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 4.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles ESE Larrabee IA
 42.83°N 95.47°W (Elev. 1401 ft)
Last Update:
4:59 pm CST Feb 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm CST Feb 17, 2026-6pm CST Feb 24, 2026
 
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