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Lake-Effect Snow through Friday; Strong Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper-like system will drop down from Canada on Thursday, 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 Thursday afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Current conditions at

Council Bluffs (KCBF)

Lat: 41.26°NLon: 95.76°WElev: 1237ft.

Fair

18°F

-8°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.22 in
Dewpoint 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 Jan 11:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ENE Council Bluffs IA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 19. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. South wind 7 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of sprinkles and flurries between midnight and 2am, then a chance of flurries after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Sprinkles/Flurries
    and Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Windy, with a west northwest wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Windy. Partly
    Sunny then
    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 13. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 13 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 19. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. South wind 7 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of sprinkles and flurries between midnight and 2am, then a chance of flurries after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Windy, with a west northwest wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 13. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. North northwest wind around 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. South southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming northwest in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ENE Council Bluffs IA
 41.26°N 95.76°W (Elev. 1198 ft)
Last Update:
12:05 am CST Jan 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12am CST Jan 15, 2026-6pm CST Jan 21, 2026
 
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