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Areas of Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms; Typhoon Watch for Guam/CNMI

Heavy to excessive rainfall will continue today from the Texas Big Bend region into southern Oklahoma. Locally considerable flash and urban flooding is possible, and river flooding will continue in central Oklahoma. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible in parts of the Mid-Atlantic Friday. A Typhoon Watch has been issued for Guam and CNMI. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Council Bluffs (KCBF)

Lat: 41.26°NLon: 95.76°WElev: 1237ft.

Heavy Rain Fog/Mist

52°F

11°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed NW 13 G 22 mph
Barometer 30.04 in
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 0.75 mi
Wind Chill48°F (9°C)
Last update 15 Oct 1:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Oakland IA

Freeze Watch October 17, 01:00am until October 17, 08:00am
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Freeze Watch

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Showers, mainly before 4pm. Steady temperature around 54. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 54 °F

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Gradual
    Clearing and
    Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 30. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 30 °F

    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Light south wind becoming south southwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 39. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 6 to 10 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Showers, mainly before 4pm. Steady temperature around 54. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Friday Night
Widespread frost, mainly after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 30. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Light south wind becoming south southwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 39. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 6 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South southeast wind 5 to 13 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Southeast wind around 8 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Oakland IA
 41.31°N 95.41°W (Elev. 1086 ft)
Last Update:
1:35 pm CDT Oct 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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