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Little Sioux, Iowa Weather

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Little Sioux weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Little Sioux, IA
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:03 PM
84
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
48%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:54 PM
Little Sioux, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLittle Sioux, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 53% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 67°H 78°
Little Sioux, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    84°61°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Showers
    53%
    0.29″
    78°67°-6°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    60%
    89°66°+11°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    86°64°-3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    53%
    85°69°-1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    46%
    82°67°-3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    18%
    0.06″
    85°66°+3°
Little Sioux, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · veering 28°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 10 · pk 28 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 282SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sse-bound air across the harbor.
Little Sioux, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.4
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.95 inHg
Now
980.4
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-6.8
mb
24h
-6.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978985
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.2978.4978.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Little Sioux, IA
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
+34 in 6hPeak ~74 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 80 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 34 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
125μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 80 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 80
UV peak
2.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 80

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Little Sioux, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
83.6mi
UNLIMITED
85 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
22:03 UTC ·Little Sioux, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
22:03 UTC ·Little Sioux, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Little Sioux, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Little Sioux, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Little Sioux, IA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
8:54 PM
Civil dusk
2:28 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Little Sioux, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
4:24 AM
Moonset
1:16 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Little Sioux, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Little Sioux at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 3, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Little Sioux

SPC has placed Little Sioux in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Little Sioux

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.