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South Sioux City, Nebraska Weather

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

South Sioux City, NE
Thursday, June 4 at 10:16 PM
80
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
59%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:58 PM
South Sioux City, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSouth Sioux City, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 90°
South Sioux City, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    29%
    80°69°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Foggy
    90°64°+10°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    10%
    87°67°-3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    84°69°-3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    30%
    91°66°+7°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    23%
    0.09″
    93°67°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    13%
    103°76°+10°
South Sioux City, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
186° · veering 36°
Direction
S
186°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 9 · pk 27 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
South Sioux City, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.5
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.72 inHg
Now
972.5
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-4.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971976
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.3971.0971.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
South Sioux City, NE
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 35 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). 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
2.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
74μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
0.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 35
South Sioux City, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
28%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
59.5mi
UNLIMITED
74 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
22:16 UTC ·South Sioux City, NE · 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
22:16 UTC ·South Sioux City, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
South Sioux City, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
South Sioux City, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
South Sioux City, NE
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
8:58 PM
Civil dusk
2:33 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
South Sioux City, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
5:03 AM
Moonset
2:20 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
South Sioux City, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

South Sioux City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 1 (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 4, 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 — South Sioux City

SPC has placed South Sioux City in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 South Sioux City

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.