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Tracking Late December Winter Storm Expected to Impact the Northern Plains through the Northeast U.S.

A winter storm system will rapidly intensify over the Midwest on Sunday and track through the Great Lakes on Monday. Periods of heavy snow are anticipated across the Upper Great Lakes late Sunday and continuing into Monday. At least 1/10 inch of ice accumulation is expected from a wintry mix across much of the interior Northeast U.S. starting Sunday afternoon. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Council Bluffs (KCBF)

Lat: 41.26°NLon: 95.76°WElev: 1237ft.

Fog/Mist

48°F

9°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed S 6 mph
Barometer 29.65 in
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Wind Chill45°F (7°C)
Last update 27 Dec 6:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles N Hastings IA

Wind Advisory December 28, 03:00am until December 29, 12:00am
Dense Fog Advisory until December 28, 05:00am
Winter Weather Advisory December 28, 07:00am until December 28, 02:00pm
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Wind Advisory
Dense Fog Advisory
Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Dense Fog Advisory until December 28, 05:00am

    NOW until 5:00am Sun

    Dense Fog Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 36 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Areas
    Dense Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain and snow likely before 4pm, then a slight chance of snow between 4pm and 5pm. Patchy blowing snow between noon and 3pm. Patchy fog between noon and 2pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 19 by 5pm. Windy, with a north northwest wind 21 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 41 °F⇓

    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of rain before 10pm, then a chance of rain after 1am. Areas of dense fog before midnight, then areas of dense fog after 1am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 36. Light and variable wind becoming north 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Rain and snow likely before 4pm, then a slight chance of snow between 4pm and 5pm. Patchy blowing snow between noon and 3pm. Patchy fog between noon and 2pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 19 by 5pm. Windy, with a north northwest wind 21 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. South wind 7 to 9 mph becoming north in the evening.
New Year's Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northeast wind around 7 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. South southeast wind around 8 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40. South southeast wind 7 to 11 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles N Hastings IA
 41.04°N 95.49°W (Elev. 997 ft)
Last Update:
6:05 pm CST Dec 27, 2025
Forecast Valid:
6pm CST Dec 27, 2025-6pm CST Jan 3, 2026
 
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