Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall Thursday

Severe thunderstorms capable of large to very hail and damaging winds are possible from parts of the northern High Plains into lower elevations of the northern and central Plains Thursday afternoon into night. Thunderstorms with heavy to excessive rainfall may produce flooding over a part of the Midwest Thursday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Council Bluffs (KCBF)

Lat: 41.26°NLon: 95.76°WElev: 1237ft.

Fair

73°F

23°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed S 13 mph
Barometer 30.03 in
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 4 Jun 12:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Council Bluffs IA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 65 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm.  High near 83. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 83 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a chance of showers.  Low around 64. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 64 °F

    T-storms then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 3 to 8 mph.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 89 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a chance of showers.  Low around 66. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 66 °F

    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 90 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 69 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South southeast wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    T-storms
    Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Showers
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 83. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a chance of showers. Low around 64. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 3 to 8 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a chance of showers. Low around 66. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South southeast wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Light southeast wind becoming south southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. South wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Council Bluffs IA
 41.24°N 95.87°W (Elev. 978 ft)
11:51 pm CDT Jun 3, 2026
12am CDT Jun 4, 2026-6pm CDT Jun 10, 2026
 
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