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Council Bluffs, IA weather

It is 55°F and clear at Council Bluffs as of Oct 28, 3:55 AM CDT. Overnight: Chance Rain Showers, low near 55°F, 14% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 4:11 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 4:19 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

55°F

Clear

Wind

SSE 9 mph

Humidity 94% · dew point 54°F

Pressure · visibility

30.01 inHg

Visibility 9 mi

Observed at Council Bluffs (KCBF), Oct 28, 3:55 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Council Bluffs forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS OAX forecast area

1 active alert covers zones served by the OAX office near Council Bluffs:

  • Dense Fog Advisory

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Iowa.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Council Bluffs (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 4 AM56°FChance Rain Showers13%SE 7 mph
Wed 5 AM56°FChance Rain Showers14%SSE 6 mph
Wed 6 AM56°FChance Rain Showers12%SSE 7 mph
Wed 7 AM57°FMostly Sunny8%SE 7 mph
Wed 8 AM56°FMostly Sunny9%SSE 8 mph
Wed 9 AM58°FMostly Sunny10%SSE 10 mph
Wed 10 AM62°FMostly Sunny11%S 12 mph
Wed 11 AM65°FMostly Sunny11%S 13 mph
Wed 12 PM69°FMostly Sunny12%S 14 mph
Wed 1 PM71°FMostly Sunny11%S 15 mph
Wed 2 PM75°FMostly Sunny7%S 16 mph
Wed 3 PM75°FMostly Sunny10%S 16 mph
Wed 4 PM75°FMostly Sunny14%SSW 14 mph
Wed 5 PM76°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms18%SSW 12 mph
Wed 6 PM73°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms37%SSW 8 mph
Wed 7 PM71°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms26%W 6 mph
Wed 8 PM68°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms26%W 6 mph
Wed 9 PM64°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms27%WNW 5 mph
Wed 10 PM62°FChance Rain Showers32%WNW 5 mph
Wed 11 PM61°FMostly Clear5%NW 5 mph
Thu 12 AM59°FMostly Clear1%NNW 5 mph
Thu 1 AM59°FMostly Clear0%NNW 6 mph
Thu 2 AM57°FMostly Clear0%NNW 6 mph
Thu 3 AM56°FMostly Clear0%N 5 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Council Bluffs can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 55°F

A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind around 7 mph.

Wednesday

High 77°F·Low 51°F

A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy. Low around 51, with temperatures rising to around 53 overnight. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 70°F·Low 54°F

Sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday

High 68°F·Low 55°F

Showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 68. East southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 55. East southeast wind around 7 mph.

Saturday

High 67°F·Low 54°F

Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East southeast wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

High 67°F·Low 56°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 67. East southeast wind around 5 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East southeast wind around 7 mph.

Monday

High 65°F·Low 52°F

Rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 65. East southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Monday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. North northeast wind around 14 mph.

Tuesday

High 62°F

Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. North wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Council Bluffs is served by the National Weather Service OAX forecast office, forecast zone IAZ069, county zone IAC155.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Council Bluffs (41.2360, -95.8532), in Pottawattamie County. Population: 62,665 (2024 estimate), number 10 of the 27 Iowa cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KOAX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/41.236,-95.8532 (forecast issued Oct 28, 4:11 AM CDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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