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Cherokee, IA Weather (51012)

Today Hourly 10-Day Weekend Monthly Radar Air Quality Climate
Current WeatherCherokee · 1:56 PM CDT
80° | 62°
72°F
Feels like 72°
Light rain
WindSW 6 mph · Gusts 13 mph
Precip80% · 0.23 in
Humidity72% · Dew point 62°
UV index5 Moderate
Air Quality37 Good
Pressure29.94 inHg
Visibility6 mi
Sunrise / Sunset6:33 AM · 8:18 PM · 13h 45m

Weather map — Cherokee

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Now
72°
0.05 in
6 mph
14:00
74°
0.05 in
7 mph
15:00
75°
0.05 in
7 mph
16:00
80°
1%
6 mph
17:00
79°
1%
8 mph
18:00
78°
8%
8 mph
19:00
70°
19%
15 mph
20:00
69°
27%
9 mph
21:00
69°
27%
8 mph
22:00
67°
29%
2 mph
23:00
67°
28%
2 mph
00:00
66°
15%
4 mph
01:00
66°
25%
4 mph
02:00
65°
12%
5 mph
03:00
65°
14%
4 mph
04:00
65°
14%
4 mph
05:00
64°
14%
4 mph
06:00
64°
14%
3 mph
07:00
64°
13%
2 mph
08:00
68°
10%
2 mph
09:00
66°
6%
6 mph
10:00
70°
4%
7 mph
11:00
74°
3%
8 mph
12:00
77°
2%
9 mph

Today · Wed 8/19

High 80°
80% / 0.23 in

Mostly cloudy. Winds NW at 15 mph.

Tonight · Wed 8/19

Low 64°
27% / –

Mostly cloudy. Winds NE at 8 mph.

Tomorrow · Thu 8/20

81° | 64°
57% / 0.07 in

Sunny. Winds SW at 16 mph.

7-day trend

Cherokee · temperature + precipitation

10-day forecast

Updated 1:56 PM

Details & indices

Wind
6 mph SW
Gusts 13 mph
Humidity
72%
Dew point 62°
Pressure
29.94 inHg
Rising
UV index
5 — Moderate
High today
Air Quality
Good
AQI 37 · US EPA
Allergy
None detected
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Visibility
6 mi
Clear view
Allergy — Cherokee

🌿 Conditions right now

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Birch
None
Grass
None
Oak
None
Alder
None
Hazel
None
Mugwort
None
Ragweed
None

Sun & moon

Sunrise6:33 AM
Sunset8:18 PM
Length of day13h 45m
Moonrise2:24 PM
Moonset11:23 PM
Moon phase🌓 First Quarter · 47%
Next full moonAug 27 Sturgeon Moon
Latitude42.7494°N
Longitude-95.5517°E

Water temps nearby

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No beaches within 50 miles
🌤️No rain expected in the next 90 minutes
Now+30+60+90 min
Minute-by-minute precip · HRRR nowcast

Daily planner

computed from today's forecast
Laundry day
Fair
Line-drying weather
Grilling
Poor
Fire up the grill
Running
Poor
Lace up outside
Patio
Fair
Dinner outdoors
Nearby places in {{REGION}}
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Des Moines
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Data sources · Wednesday, August 19
Where the Cherokee forecast comes from
This page blends NOAA/NWS model guidance with global ensembles for the 10-day outlook, air quality and alerts. Data refreshes every hour, current conditions every 15 minutes. Coordinates: 42.7494°N, -95.5517°.
NBM + global weather models
Updated: 1:56 PM
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Weather in Cherokee
The 10-day span for Cherokee runs from a high near 86° on Friday down to 57° overnight on Thursday. Models drop roughly 0.36 in of precipitation across the stretch — watch Wednesday (80%). Hold onto the patio furniture Thursday: gusts could hit 29 mph. No watches or warnings are active for the area right now. Right now Cherokee is about 10° cooler than nearby Omaha. Longer view: continental plains — big swings and a spring severe-storm season.
Cherokee, IA · Elev 1,194 ft · 42.75°N, 95.55°W · Iowa · Forecast computed for these exact coordinates
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Updated: 1:56 PM