Outdoor conditions in

Cherokee

Iowa
Now
  1. 49°Rain Showers99% rain96% humidityGusts 8 mph
  2. 50°Rain Showers99% rain96% humidityGusts 10 mph
  3. 51°Rain Showers99% rain96% humidityGusts 12 mph
  4. 51°Rain Showers93% rain96% humidityGusts 14 mph
  5. 52°Rain Showers88% rain93% humidityGusts 16 mph
  6. 52°Rain Showers85% rain93% humidityGusts 20 mph
  7. 52°Rain Showers82% rain89% humidityGusts 22 mph
  8. 52°Rain Showers Likely70% rain89% humidityGusts 24 mph
  9. 52°Rain Showers Likely58% rain89% humidityGusts 23 mph
  10. 52°Chance Rain Showers40% rain86% humidityGusts 26 mph
  11. 52°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain86% humidityGusts 26 mph
  12. 52°Cloudy12% rain80% humidityGusts 30 mph
  13. 50°Mostly Cloudy1% rain80% humidityGusts 31 mph
  14. 48°Partly Cloudy1% rain77% humidityGusts 31 mph
  15. 46°Partly Cloudy1% rain76% humidityGusts 30 mph
  16. 45°Partly Cloudy4% rain79% humidityGusts 25 mph
  17. 44°Partly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 22 mph
  18. 44°Mostly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 20 mph
  19. 44°Mostly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 22 mph
  20. 44°Mostly Cloudy11% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  21. 44°Cloudy7% rain89% humidityGusts 32 mph
  22. 43°Cloudy3% rain93% humidityGusts 35 mph
  23. 43°Cloudy4% rain93% humidityGusts 35 mph
  24. 42°Cloudy8% rain96% humidityGusts 36 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
99%
Humidity
76–96%
Wind
31 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
11%
Humidity
50–96%
Wind
38 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
40–96%
Wind
24 mph
Sun

Sunday looks breezy.

Rain
0%
Humidity
45–86%
Wind
25 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
49–100%
Wind
8 mph
  1. 52° / 45°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.99% rain · Humidity 76–96% · Wind 31 mph
  2. 51° / 37°Friday looks breezy.11% rain · Humidity 50–96% · Wind 38 mph
  3. 59° / 31°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 40–96% · Wind 24 mph
  4. 65° / 42°Sunday looks breezy.0% rain · Humidity 45–86% · Wind 25 mph
  5. 68° / 45°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 49–100% · Wind 8 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Sioux City area · Updated Thu 8:26 AM
7GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground7 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Cherokee radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Cherokee.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

View the official forecast ↗

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
96%
Wind
5 mph
Gusts
8 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Sioux City area, about 44 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Cherokee, IA, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.