Little Sioux, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Little Sioux weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Clear——92°67°—
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——93°71°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——90°69°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle45%—94°71°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle45%—84°67°-10°
- FridayJul 10Overcast13%—82°65°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——91°65°+9°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 11:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Little Sioux at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51545
15-Day Forecast — Little Sioux
- Sun92°67°5%
- Mon93°71°1%
- Tue90°69°2%
- Wed94°71°45%
- Thu84°67°45%
- Fri82°65°13%
- Sat91°65°5%
- Sun91°69°4%
- Mon95°69°2%
- Tue102°73°2%
- Wed95°67°7%
- Thu103°67°11%
- Fri93°69°13%
- Sat93°67°23%
- Sun104°74°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 includes Little Sioux in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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
- 51545