National Weather Service Forecast for: Council Bluffs IA
Issued by: National Weather Service WFO Omaha, NE
Updated: 4:30 am CDT Jul 7, 2025
 
Today

Today: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 11am and 5pm.  Patchy fog between 7am and 8am.  Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.  New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Chance
T-storms and
Patchy Fog
Tonight

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 67. South southeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
T-storms
Likely

Tuesday

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 84. North wind 3 to 6 mph.  New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Chance
Showers

Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.
Mostly Clear

Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunny

Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Partly Cloudy

Thursday

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South southeast wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Chance
T-storms

Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Chance
T-storms then
Showers
Likely
Friday

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. South wind 7 to 11 mph becoming north northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Chance
T-storms

Hi 85 °F Lo 67 °F Hi 84 °F Lo 66 °F Hi 87 °F Lo 68 °F Hi 88 °F Lo 69 °F Hi 83 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Today
 
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 11am and 5pm. Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
 
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 67. South southeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday
 
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 84. North wind 3 to 6 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
 
Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
 
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South southeast wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Friday
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. South wind 7 to 11 mph becoming north northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Saturday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. West wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Sunday
 
Sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 5 to 8 mph.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Council Bluffs IA.