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Observed 6:25 PM CDT at KSUX

Salix, IA weather

Overcast and 55°13°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Today: low 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°), high 70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°).

Mostly agree

Now 55°13°

Cloudy

Wind
12 mph19 km/hgusts 17 mph28 km/h
From the north-northwest. 58–12 mph19 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point
43°6°
Comfortable
UV tomorrow
4Moderate
Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality
42Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure
30.29 inHg1026 hPa
Rising · +0.05 inHg+1.6 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

20°11° cooler than this time yesterday (76°24° then, 56°13° now)

Good hours for
  • Low 48°9° tomorrow at 7 AM
  • Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon
  • Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 9 PM
  • Rain Monday from 5 AM (60%, 0.33 in8.4 mm)
  1. TonightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · Mostly cloudy
  2. Tomorrow morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Cloudy
  3. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 69°21° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
  4. Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Rain 5–6 AM (40%)
  5. Monday morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (50%)
  6. Monday afternoonUp to 67°19° by 4 PM · Rain all afternoon (60%)
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 6pCloudy58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)58°14°10%10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h64%91%0
Sat 7pCloudy57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)57°14°5%, 0.02 in0.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h67%81%0
Sat 8pCloudy57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)57°14°5%, 0.02 in0.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h64%79%0
Sat 9pCloudy56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)56°13°5%, 0.02 in0.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h66%80%0
Sat 10pCloudy55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)55°13°10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h69%81%0
Sat 11pCloudy54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)54°12°20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h71%86%0
Sun 12aCloudy54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)54°12°20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h74%84%0
Sun 1aCloudy53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)53°12°10%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h77%81%0
Sun 2aCloudy52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)52°11°10%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h80%88%0
Sun 3aCloudy51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)51°11°20%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h80%84%0
Sun 4aCloudy51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)51°11°10%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h80%90%0
Sun 5aMostly cloudy49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)47°8°10%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h86%74%0
Sun 6aCloudy49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)47°8°10%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h86%97%0
Sun 7aCloudy48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)45°7°5%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h86%100%0
Sun 8aCloudy48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)45°7°5%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h89%97%0
Sun 9aMostly cloudy50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)48°9°5%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h86%93%0
Sun 10aMostly cloudy55°13° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)55°13°5%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h72%90%0
Sun 11aPartly sunny58°14° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)58°14°5%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h67%78%1
Sun 12pCloudy62°17° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)62°17°5%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h58%76%3
Sun 1pCloudy64°18° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)64°18°5%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h54%74%4
Sun 2pCloudy66°19° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)66°19°5%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h52%75%4
Sun 3pCloudy67°19° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)67°19°5%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h50%69%4
Sun 4pMostly cloudy68°20° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°)68°20°5%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h47%65%3
Sun 5pMostly cloudy69°21° (likely 57°14° to 69°21°)69°21°5%10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h45%66%2
Sun 6pMostly cloudy67°19° (likely 56°13° to 67°19°)67°19°5%10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h47%58%1
Sun 7pMostly cloudy64°18° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)64°18°5%10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h50%59%0
Sun 8pCloudy61°16° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)61°16°5%10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h56%74%0
Sun 9pCloudy57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)57°14°0%10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h62%80%0
Sun 10pCloudy55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)55°13°0%10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h64%83%0
Sun 11pCloudy54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)54°12°5%10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h66%80%0
Mon 12aCloudy53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)53°12°0%10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h69%95%0
Mon 1aDrizzle51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)51°11°0%, 0.05 in1.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h71%100%0
Mon 2aDrizzle51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)51°11°0%, 0.05 in1.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h71%100%0
Mon 3aMostly cloudy50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)46°8°0%, 0.05 in1.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h77%100%0
Mon 4aCloudy50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)46°8°5%, 0.05 in1.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h74%100%0
Mon 5aCloudy48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)44°7°40%, 0.05 in1.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h80%100%0
Mon 6aDrizzle48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)44°7°40%, 0.05 in1.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h80%99%0
Mon 7aCloudy48°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)44°7°50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph35 km/h80%100%0
Mon 8aDrizzle47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)42°6°50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h83%100%0
Mon 9aDrizzle49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)45°7°50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h80%100%0
Mon 10aCloudy53°12° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)53°12°50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h74%100%0
Mon 11aCloudy57°14° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)57°14°50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h67%99%0
Mon 12pCloudy60°16° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°)60°16°50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h60%86%1
Mon 1pShowers63°17° (likely 52°11° to 63°17°)63°17°60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h54%89%0
Mon 2pCloudy65°18° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)65°18°60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h52%99%2
Mon 3pShowers66°19° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)66°19°60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h50%87%2
Mon 4pShowers67°19° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)67°19°60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h50%92%2
Mon 5pShowers66°19° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)66°19°60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h52%97%1

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 58°14° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 57°14°

      Dry

    2. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 49°9°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers between 11pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    68°20°–71°22°
    Low, likely
    48°9°–54°12°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 34°1°
    Wind
    18 mph30 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 58°14° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Mostly cloudy, 48°9°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 69°21°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 61°16°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Mostly cloudy, 48°9°

      40% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Night: A chance of rain showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    60°16°–69°21°
    Low, likely
    46°8°–50°10°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 34°1°
    Wind
    14 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 67°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 47°8°

      50% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Showers, 67°19°

      60% chance · 0.08 in2 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 63°17°

      40% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 54°12°

      40% chance

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Night: Rain showers likely before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    62°17°–68°20°
    Low, likely
    46°8°–49°9°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 34°1°
    Wind
    16 mph25 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 57°14° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 48°9°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 67°19°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 63°17°

      30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 58°14°

      40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 67°19°).

    High, likely
    64°18°–70°21°
    Low, likely
    44°7°–53°12°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 33°1°
    Wind
    18 mph29 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Thunderstorms. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 33°1°. Storms 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Mostly sunny, 56°13°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 71°21°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 63°17°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 53°12°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.

    Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    65°18°–75°24°
    Low, likely
    48°9°–57°14°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 33°1°
    Wind
    15 mph24 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 56°13° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 53°11°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 68°20°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly clear, 63°17°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 61°16°

      30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    65°18°–73°23°
    Low, likely
    46°8°–56°13°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 32°0°
    Wind
    15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 55°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 63°17°

      30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 75°24°

      30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 69°21°

      30% chance · 0.2 in5 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 61°16°

      40% chance · 0.16 in4 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    71°22°–79°26°
    Low, likely
    54°12°–61°16°
    Typical high / low
    55°13° / 32°0°
    Wind
    21 mph33 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 68°20°, low 59°15°. Typical 55°13° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.54 in14 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 61°16°

      50% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 66°19°

      50% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 62°17°

      40% chance · 0.18 in4.7 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 56°13°

      40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    64°18°–68°20°
    Low, likely
    56°13°–61°16°
    Typical high / low
    55°13° / 31°−1°
    Wind
    15 mph25 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 52°11°. Typical 54°12° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Mostly sunny, 54°12°

      30% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 60°16°

      20% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 55°13°

      20% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Mostly clear, 51°11°

      30% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    61°16°–69°21°
    Low, likely
    38°3°–60°16°
    Typical high / low
    54°12° / 31°−1°
    Wind
    19 mph30 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 54°12° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 55°13°

      30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 65°18°

      30% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 55°13°

      30% chance

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    56°13°–74°23°
    Low, likely
    37°3°–54°12°
    Typical high / low
    54°12° / 30°−1°
    Wind
    22 mph35 km/h, gusts 48 mph77 km/h
    UV peak
    3

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 70°, low 48°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 69°, low 46°.

  3. Monday

    55% chance of rain, high 67°, low 48°.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 64–74°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (FSD) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Missouri River at Sioux City

14 mi
Below flood stage
Level
10.5 ft
Flow
26,000 cfs

Forecast peak 10.5 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Omaha Creek at Homer

10 mi
Below flood stage
Level
2.2 ft
Flow
42 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Elliott Creek at Lawton

12 mi
Below flood stage
Level
72.3 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Blackbird Creek near Macy

14 mi
Below flood stage
Level
5.1 ft

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 87% less heating than a typical week.

This week 18Typical 141

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F
1
h below 17°F
0
h below 5°F
0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 12:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Sioux City Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1889–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 12°7° warmer than typical.

Normal high / low
58°14° / 34°1°
Forecast high / low
70°21° / 48°9°
Record high
82°28° in 1952
Record low
15°−9° in 2020

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 13°7° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

  1. +8°+4°SunOct 18
  2. +6°+3°MonOct 19
  3. +9°+5°TueOct 20
  4. +15°+8°WedOct 21
  5. +18°+10°ThuOct 22
  6. +23°+13°FriOct 23
  7. —SatOct 24

Salix weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:48 AM, sunset 6:29 PM.

Daylight
10 h 41 min
Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 36 min less
Golden hour
5:50–6:46 PM
Morning 7:31–8:27 AM
Blue hour
6:46–6:58 PM
Morning 7:20–7:31 AM; first light 7:20 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 85% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today
sets 6:02 AM · rises 5:28 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Salix. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,000 ft, 4 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.