Great Lakes Snow through Friday; High Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper storm will drop south from Canada today bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains this afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Council Bluffs (KCBF)

Lat: 41.26°NLon: 95.76°WElev: 1237ft.

Fair

37°F

3°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed S 13 G 20 mph
Barometer 29.67 in
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 15 Jan 3:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ENE Council Bluffs IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain and flurries before 2am, then a chance of flurries between 2am and 5am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 29 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Chance
    Rain/Flurries
    and Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of flurries before 7am, then a chance of snow after 8am.  Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 31 by 9am, then falling to around 24 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 31 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Blustery.
    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 11 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. North northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 19. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 8. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 8 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of rain and flurries before 2am, then a chance of flurries between 2am and 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
A chance of flurries before 7am, then a chance of snow after 8am. Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 31 by 9am, then falling to around 24 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 11 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. North northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 19. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 8. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. South southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. North northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles ENE Council Bluffs IA
 41.26°N 95.76°W (Elev. 1198 ft)
3:35 pm CST Jan 15, 2026
3pm CST Jan 15, 2026-6pm CST Jan 22, 2026
 
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