Forecast Details for Council Bluffs, IA

Recent Locations: Council Bluffs, IA  
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a south wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Low around 48. West wind 11 to 16 mph becoming north northeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday: A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Light east northeast wind becoming east southeast 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 58. Breezy, with an east wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a south southeast wind around 18 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night: A chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West northwest wind 11 to 14 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West northwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. East wind 10 to 16 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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