Forecast Details for Council Bluffs, IA

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Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 56. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 63. South wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind around 7 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 80. East southeast wind 9 to 16 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. West northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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