Forecast Details for Council Bluffs, IA

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Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11pm. Low around 54. Breezy, with a southeast wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Friday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 74. Breezy, with a southeast wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Low around 53. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 59. South southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 74. Breezy, with a southeast wind 16 to 18 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. West northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 13 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. North northeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday Night: A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

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Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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