Winter Weather Brings Dangerous Travel Conditions Across the Northern U.S.

Heavy lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes through early Saturday. Snow squalls with heavy snow and gusty winds will create dangerous travel in the Interior Northeast due to low visibility and slippery roads. A major winter storm will bring moderate to heavy, accumulating snow and gusty winds from the eastern Plains to the western Great Lakes today through Saturday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Council Bluffs (KCBF)

Lat: 41.26°NLon: 95.76°WElev: 1237ft.

Mostly Cloudy

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed SE 15 mph
Barometer 30.26 in
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill15°F (-9°C)
Last update 28 Nov 1:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Henderson IA

Winter Weather Advisory November 28, 03:00pm until November 30, 12:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Cloudy, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as -26. East southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 3am, then snow and freezing rain.  Low around 27. East southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.  New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: 27 °F

    Wintry Mix

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow, mainly before 3pm.  Patchy blowing snow after 1pm. Temperature rising to near 31 by 9am, then falling to around 24 during the remainder of the day. Blustery, with an east northeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming north northwest 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

    High: 31 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 19. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 10. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 10 °F

    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 22 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. South southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 40 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as -26. East southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 3am, then snow and freezing rain. Low around 27. East southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Saturday
Snow, mainly before 3pm. Patchy blowing snow after 1pm. Temperature rising to near 31 by 9am, then falling to around 24 during the remainder of the day. Blustery, with an east northeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming north northwest 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Saturday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 19. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 10. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
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Point Forecast:
Henderson IA
 41.13°N 95.44°W (Elev. 1020 ft)
1:01 pm CST Nov 28, 2025
1pm CST Nov 28, 2025-6pm CST Dec 4, 2025
 
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