Forecast Details for Council Bluffs, IA

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Today: Sunny, with a high near 68. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. East southeast wind around 6 mph.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. North northeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind 6 to 8 mph.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. East southeast wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts 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 possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 57. Southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 18 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. North northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

Thursday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. North wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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Stratus clouds are similar to altostratus clouds, but form at a lower altitude and are identified by their fog-like appearance, lacking the distinguishing features of most clouds.

Stratus clouds are wider than most clouds, and their base has a smooth, uniform look which is lighter in color than a nimbostratus cloud. The presence of a stratus cloud indicates the possibility of minor precipitation, such as drizzle, but heavier precipitation does not typically arrive in the form of a stratus cloud.

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