Weather in Sioux City, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sioux City, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:47 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
29%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Sioux City, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
7p
75°
8p
72°
9p
69°
10p
66°
11p
65°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
54°
6a
55°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
71°
10a
76°
11a
81°
12p
85°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
90°
4p
91°
5p
92°
6p
Sioux City, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°51°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm63%79°61°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain86%62°53°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle86%59°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—65°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—66°47°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle15%63°55°
Sioux City, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Sioux City, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
063° · backing 6°
Direction
ENE
063°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 9
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sioux City, IA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 105.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Sioux City, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:31 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
2:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sioux City, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:05 AM
- Moonset
- 2:15 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sioux City, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Sioux City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Cool-season window is open
As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).