Cold front Warm front Stationary front Showers T-storms Rain Flurries Snow Ice Monterrey 83/68 Chihuahua 88/65 Los Angeles 86/67 Washington 91/75 New York 88/74 Miami 87/78 Atlanta 86/72 Detroit 84/70 Houston 90/75 Kansas City 91/74 Chicago 87/74 Minneapolis 76/61 El Paso 95/74 Denver 81/59 Billings 86/60 San Francisco 70/57 Seattle 76/54 Toronto 83/68 Montreal 80/67 Winnipeg 83/58 40 60 80 100 84 65 82 64 81 65 79 65 80 65 78 61 88 64 82 61 79 57 77 61 79 63 88 63 77 59 75 63 Daily Temperature Forecast Temperature Average High Average Low Good Moderate Unhealthy (sensitive) Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous ALMANAC Temperature Precipitation Forecast index based on presence of man-made particulates affecting aspects of human health. Today’s Air Quality airnow.gov Skywatch RealFeel Temperature® Today Shown are noon positions of precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W WORLD FORECAST -10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s W-weather, s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, i-ice, r-rain, t-thunderstorms, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow National Extremes Cedar Rapids Waterloo Omaha Dubuque Mason City Denison Fort Madison Davenport Des Moines Sioux Falls Norfolk Council Bluffs St. Joseph Lincoln Beatrice Decorah Kirksville Hannibal Ottumwa Sioux City Fort Dodge Clarinda WIND Columbus WIND WIND WIND WIND WIND COUNCIL BLUFFS’ FIVE-DAY FORECAST REGIONAL OUTLOOK NATIONAL OUTLOOK TEMPERATURE TRENDS An exclusive index of effective temperature, wind, humidity, sunshine intensity, cloudiness, precipita- tion, pressure and elevation on the human body. Rise Set City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. REGIONAL FORECAST A severe thunderstorm this afternoon. Expect 3-6 hours of sunshine with a 60% chance of precipitation and average relative humidity 70%. Drying conditions fair. A couple of thunderstorms tonight. Chance of precipitation 60% with average relative humidity 85%. A shower and thunderstorm tomorrow. ©2021; forecasts and graphics provided by High: 102° in Thermal, CA Low: 41° in Dillon, CO Albuquerque 82/66/t 86/67/t Atlanta 86/72/t 88/72/t Austin 88/72/pc 90/74/t Baltimore 91/72/t 93/73/pc Boise 100/70/pc 100/65/pc Boston 79/70/t 85/71/pc Casper 79/51/pc 89/55/s Charleston, SC 90/72/pc 89/72/t Charleston, WV 83/67/t 89/67/s Chicago 87/74/pc 81/67/t Cincinnati 85/70/pc 88/71/t Cleveland 82/70/t 87/73/t Columbia, SC 90/73/pc 92/72/t Columbus, OH 86/69/c 89/72/t Dallas 92/76/s 93/77/pc Denver 81/59/pc 87/61/t Detroit 84/70/t 88/71/t El Paso 95/74/pc 90/74/t Fresno 102/68/s 99/66/s Grand Rapids 84/72/pc 82/66/t Hartford 83/67/t 88/68/pc Helena 93/60/pc 94/60/s Indianapolis 84/70/t 88/70/t Kansas City 91/74/pc 79/69/t Las Vegas 106/87/pc 108/87/s Los Angeles 86/67/pc 81/68/pc Louisville 87/73/pc 91/73/t Memphis 90/75/pc 90/74/t Miami 87/78/sh 88/78/t Milwaukee 86/72/pc 80/63/t Minneapolis 76/61/t 79/64/c New Orleans 89/79/t 89/78/t New York City 88/74/t 89/75/pc Oklahoma City 90/73/s 89/73/pc Omaha 90/65/t 81/63/t Orlando 86/73/t 90/74/t Philadelphia 91/74/t 92/76/pc Pittsburgh 81/66/t 85/69/t Portland, ME 70/64/t 79/65/pc Portland, OR 80/55/pc 76/56/pc Raleigh 92/73/s 92/73/pc Richmond 92/74/pc 93/75/pc Sacramento 88/55/s 85/55/s St. Louis 93/77/pc 93/74/pc Salt Lake City 96/74/pc 99/72/s San Antonio 88/75/pc 90/76/c San Diego 76/69/pc 75/67/pc San Francisco 70/57/pc 66/57/pc Santa Fe 80/59/t 81/59/t Seattle 76/54/pc 71/55/pc Spokane 98/64/s 88/58/s Washington, DC 91/75/t 93/76/pc Today Thursday Today Thursday Amsterdam 71/63/sh 71/59/t Athens 96/79/s 98/78/s Baghdad 114/83/pc 112/80/pc Beijing 85/74/pc 86/73/c Berlin 79/64/t 80/63/pc Bermuda 85/77/t 84/78/sh Buenos Aires 54/48/r 57/43/s Cairo 97/74/s 99/77/s Dublin 72/57/pc 72/56/s Hong Kong 92/83/t 93/83/t Johannesburg 53/38/s 55/37/pc Kabul 92/61/s 91/71/pc Kuwait City 116/88/pc 113/87/s London 76/59/pc 75/57/pc Madrid 86/61/pc 91/65/s Mexico City 72/57/t 71/54/t Moscow 89/70/t 87/69/t Nassau 89/78/pc 88/79/sh New Delhi 93/82/t 96/82/pc Paris 72/63/c 76/61/sh Rio de Janeiro 80/69/pc 83/71/c Rome 79/65/s 80/67/s Seoul 89/78/c 90/75/c Singapore 85/77/pc 87/78/pc Sydney 65/56/pc 71/55/s Tokyo 81/74/t 83/75/pc Vienna 86/61/t 82/63/t Warsaw 92/70/t 85/67/t Today Thursday Today Thursday First Quarter July 17 Last Quarter July 31 Full Moon July 23 New Moon Aug 8 Sun 6:02 a.m. 8:55 p.m. Moon 10:39 a.m. none Statistics through 1 p.m. Tuesday 24 hrs through 1 p.m. Tue. 0.00” Month to date (normal) 1.94” (1.61”) Year to date (normal) 17.27” (17.07”) Last year to date 8.88” Degree days are an indicator of energy needs. The more the total degree days, the more energy is necessary to cool. Tuesday 7 Month to date 108 Normal month to date 152 Since January 1 521 Normal since January 1 461 High/low 82°/61° Normal high/low 88°/66° Record high 108° (1954) Record low 51° (1975) Ames 87/66/t 79/60/t Atlantic 87/63/t 79/57/t Avoca 88/63/t 77/61/t Beatrice, NE 94/63/t 81/62/t Cedar Falls 92/69/t 81/59/sh Cedar Rapids 86/70/t 77/61/t Clarinda 89/67/pc 79/62/t Columbus, NE 92/62/t 79/58/c Council Bluffs 88/64/t 78/61/t Davenport 86/73/c 78/62/t Denison 88/63/t 79/58/c Des Moines 88/68/t 77/64/t Dubuque 84/70/t 75/62/t Fort Madison 89/75/pc 81/70/t Glenwood 91/66/t 80/62/t Harlan 86/62/t 75/59/c Iowa City 88/74/c 80/66/t Kansas City, MO 91/74/pc 79/69/t Lincoln, NE 91/65/t 80/62/t Mason City 80/62/t 79/58/c Missouri Valley 87/63/t 80/59/t Muscatine 89/75/pc 80/64/t Nebraska City, NE 91/65/t 80/63/t Norfolk, NE 84/59/t 78/59/c Okoboji 79/61/t 80/56/pc Omaha, NE 90/65/t 81/63/t Ottumwa 87/72/pc 76/65/t Red Oak 90/65/t 78/62/t St. Joseph, MO 92/72/pc 80/66/t Shenandoah 89/66/t 79/63/t Sidney 91/65/t 80/61/t Sioux City 82/60/t 78/57/pc Sioux Fall, SD 76/60/r 80/59/pc Walnut 86/64/t 77/60/t Waterloo 89/68/t 81/59/sh Woodbine 88/64/t 79/58/c Today Thursday Today Thursday W T F S S M T W T F S S M T 76° 88° 87° 80° 8 a.m. noon 4 p.m. 8 p.m. SSE 10-20 mph 88° TODAY A severe afternoon t-storm N 7-14 mph 64° TONIGHT Humid with a t-storm or two NNE 6-12 mph 61° 78° THURSDAY A shower and thunderstorm ENE 6-12 mph 80° 65° FRIDAY Sunny to partly cloudy ESE 6-12 mph 79° 65° SATURDAY Sunshine and nice E 6-12 mph 81° 65° SUNDAY A thunderstorm possible 86/70 92/72 91/65 94/63 81/66 89/74 92/77 89/68 90/65 87/72 84/70 80/62 88/63 83/62 92/62 86/73 88/68 76/60 84/59 89/67 82/60 89/75 88/64 Cooling Degree Days Very warm, humid air with light winds will contribute to slow-moving thunderstorms capable of producing flash flooding, not only in the Northeast but also parts of the South and Midwest today. Severe storms are likely in parts of the central Plains and Upper Midwest, while a few gusty, drenching storms will dot the interior West. Tuesday for the 48 contiguous states 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11+ The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Shown is the highest value of the day. UV Index Today Pollen Today Source: National Allergy Bureau Grasses low Trees low Weeds low Molds moderate