Forecast Details for Council Bluffs, IA

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This Afternoon: Areas of smoke. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South southwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Areas of smoke before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Light north northeast wind.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph after midnight.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Monday Night: A slight chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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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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