National Weather Service Forecast for: Council Bluffs IA
Issued by: National Weather Service WFO Omaha, NE
Updated: 11:47 am CDT May 4, 2026
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 82. North northwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunny

 Tonight

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a slight chance of showers between 4am and 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 47. North wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Chance
Showers
 Tuesday

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers between 7am and 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Slight Chance
Showers then
Mostly Cloudy
 Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind around 7 mph.
Cloudy

 Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Mostly Cloudy

 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Mostly Cloudy

 Thursday

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 70. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunny

 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind 5 to 8 mph.
Partly Cloudy

 Friday

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. North northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Mostly Sunny
Hi 82 °F Lo 47 °F Hi 59 °F Lo 42 °F Hi 58 °F Lo 39 °F Hi 70 °F Lo 44 °F Hi 72 °F

 

This Afternoon
 
 Sunny, with a high near 82. North northwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a slight chance of showers between 4am and 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 47. North wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
 
 A slight chance of showers between 7am and 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
 
 Cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 70. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind 5 to 8 mph.
Friday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. North northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Friday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Sunday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Council Bluffs IA.