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Current conditions at

Council Bluffs (KCBF)

Lat: 41.26°NLon: 95.76°WElev: 1237ft.

Light Rain Fog/Mist

43°F

6°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed N 13 mph
Barometer 29.98 in
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Wind Chill36°F (2°C)
Last update 20 Apr 11:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Council Bluffs IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Showers. High near 50. North northeast wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 50 °F

    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 18 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 41 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 70. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 53. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a slight chance of showers between 10am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 76 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. East wind 7 to 11 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Showers
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Showers. High near 50. North northeast wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 18 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 70. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 53. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a slight chance of showers between 10am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Thursday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. East wind 7 to 11 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Thursday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind 7 to 10 mph.
Friday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. North northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East northeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. East southeast wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Council Bluffs IA
 41.24°N 95.87°W (Elev. 978 ft)
Last Update:
12:02 pm CDT Apr 20, 2025
Forecast Valid:
12pm CDT Apr 20, 2025-6pm CDT Apr 26, 2025
 
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