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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cherokee, Cherokee Municipal Airport (KCKP)

Lat: 42.73°NLon: 95.56°WElev: 1227ft.

Overcast

36°F

2°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed SE 10 mph
Barometer 30.04 in
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 3 Mar 1:55 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Cherokee IA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A chance of sprinkles and flurries before 5am, then a slight chance of drizzle. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 36. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Chance
    Drizzle/Flurries

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of flurries before 9am, then a chance of sprinkles between 9am and noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles/Flurries
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of sprinkles between midnight and 1am, then a slight chance of drizzle after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 34 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Sprinkles

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of sprinkles and flurries before 7am, then a chance of sprinkles between 7am and noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 55 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles/Flurries
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 65. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of rain, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 46 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then rain likely. High near 66. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 66 °F

    Rain then
    Rain Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a slight chance of rain and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 31 °F

    Rain Likely
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A chance of sprinkles and flurries before 5am, then a slight chance of drizzle. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 36. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of flurries before 9am, then a chance of sprinkles between 9am and noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of sprinkles between midnight and 1am, then a slight chance of drizzle after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday
A chance of sprinkles and flurries before 7am, then a chance of sprinkles between 7am and noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 65. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Friday
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then rain likely. High near 66. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Friday Night
Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a slight chance of rain and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 34.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Cherokee IA
 42.74°N 95.56°W (Elev. 1211 ft)
Last Update:
2:04 am CST Mar 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2am CST Mar 3, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 9, 2026
 
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