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North Sioux City, South Dakota Weather

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

North Sioux City, SD
Thursday, June 4 at 8:03 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
52%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:59 PM
North Sioux City, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNorth Sioux City, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 87°
North Sioux City, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    32%
    81°68°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    89°66°+8°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    10%
    87°68°-2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    38%
    84°69°-3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    32%
    91°66°+7°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    19%
    0.21″
    92°67°+1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    102°75°+10°
North Sioux City, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
185° · veering 24°
Direction
S
185°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 10
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 31 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 198SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 24° from the s.
North Sioux City, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.2
-2.6 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.74 inHg
Now
973.2
mb
3h
-2.6
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-4.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971976
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.1970.8971.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
North Sioux City, SD
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 34 — 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 during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5Good
2.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
71μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
1.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 34
North Sioux City, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
76.7mi
UNLIMITED
78 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
20:03 UTC ·North Sioux City, SD · 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
20:03 UTC ·North Sioux City, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
North Sioux City, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
North Sioux City, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
North Sioux City, SD
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 10m
Sunset
8:59 PM
Civil dusk
2:34 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
North Sioux City, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
5:04 AM
Moonset
2:20 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
North Sioux City, SD
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 →

North Sioux City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°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 — North Sioux City

SPC has placed North 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 North 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.