Council Bluffs, IA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Cloudy 50°F
Feels Like 50°F  
Humidity 51% Dew Point 33°F Wind WNW 5 MPH Barometer N/A
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 2.7 mi. SW of central Council Bluffs
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Point Forecast at a Glance

TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Mostly Clear, Low 30F
 
30
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Mostly Sunny, High 50F, Low 33F
50
33
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Mostly Sunny, High 38F, Low 18F
38
18
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Mostly Sunny, High 44F, Low 34F
44
34
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Mostly Sunny, High 48F, Low 25F
48
25
SunDec 21
Sun Dec 21: Partly Sunny, High 38F, Low 27F
38
27
MonDec 22
Mon Dec 22: Mostly Sunny, High 47F, Low 34F
47
34

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures remain relatively stable through the week, ranging from 38°F to 50°F. Mostly dry conditions with only one day showing rain chances.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 9°F above the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 36°F with lows around 18°F.

This Date in Weather History

1941 - Only two women were employed by the Weather Bureau. By 1945, more than 900 women are employed by the Weather Bureau as observers and forecasters, as a result of filling positions of men during World War II. Eleven days after Pearl Harbor, the Army requested that all weather broadcasts be discontinued. The fear was that the enemy would use this information to plan an attack on the United States.

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Council Bluffs, IA 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Tuesday Dec 16

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming mostly clear, with a low around 30. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Wednesday Dec 17

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Rain

Night: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 21 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Dec 18

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Windy, with a west northwest wind 23 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph becoming northwest 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

Friday Dec 19

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. South wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind 8 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Saturday Dec 20

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Sunday Dec 21

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. South southeast wind around 6 mph.

Monday Dec 22

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. South wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind around 7 mph.

Tuesday Dec 23

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.


About Council Bluffs, IA

Council Bluffs is a city in and the county seat of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. Located on the east bank of the Missouri River, it sits across from Omaha, Nebraska. The city had a population of 62,799 at the 2020 census, making it the tenth-most populous city in Iowa and the largest in Southwest Iowa. Council Bluffs is also a principal city in the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area. Until about 1853, Council Bluffs was known as Kanesville. Kanesville was the historic starting point of the Mormon Trail. Kanesville is also the northernmost anchor town of the other emigrant trails because there was a steam-powered boat which ferried the settlers' wagons and cattle across the Missouri River. In 1869, the first transcontinental railroad to California was connected to the existing U.S. rail network at Council Bluffs.

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