Sioux Rapids, Iowa Weather
Sioux Rapids, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sioux Rapids, Buena Vista County.
Full aviation weather for Sioux Rapids is published on the Spencer Municipal Airport (KSPW) page, 31 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Sioux Rapids have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Sioux Rapids: Storm Lake Municipal Airport (KSLB) 34 km · Cherokee County Regional Airport (KCKP) 38 km · Emmetsburg Municipal Airport (KEGQ) 43 km · Pocahontas Municipal Airport (KPOH) 44 km · Spirit Lake Municipal Airport (K0F3) 55 km
Conditions reported at KSPW describe the airfield itself. Weather 31 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sioux Rapids specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sioux Rapids.
About Sioux Rapids, Iowa
Sioux Rapids rests where the gentle, rolling terrain of Northwest Iowa begins to hint at broader horizons, a place where the sky feels vast and the land a deep, fertile brown. It lies 69.0 miles east-north-east of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 66°T), and is situated 17.7 miles north of Storm Lake. The Little Sioux River, a ribbon of quiet water, meanders through the landscape, its banks often fringed with the rustling reeds and willow trees that catch the prairie wind. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch to the horizon, their orderly rows a testament to the agricultural heart of this region, and in the late afternoon, the sunlight often slants across these expanses, bathing them in a warm, golden light that seems to linger a little longer here than elsewhere. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of tilled soil and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening crops. The history of Sioux Rapids is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of Buena Vista County, its early days shaped by the determination of settlers drawn to the rich soil and the promise of a life carved from the land. The town's economy, then as now, has been largely dictated by the fortunes of the harvest, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels along the railway line, a reminder of the vital role that transportation played in connecting this inland community to wider markets. While not a place of grand historical monuments, the unassuming architecture of its main street, a collection of weathered brick buildings and modest storefronts, whispers of generations who have lived and worked here, their lives a quiet unfolding against the backdrop of changing seasons. The river, a constant presence, has always been more than just a waterway; it has been a source of sustenance, a pathway for dreams, and a quiet companion to the enduring spirit of Sioux Rapids.
Live animated radar for Sioux Rapids and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Sioux Rapids, Buena Vista County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.893309°N, 95.151105°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50585 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sioux Rapids, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sioux Rapids, Iowa, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Sioux Rapids includes coordinates 42.893309°N, 95.151105°W, situated in Buena Vista County. ZIP code 50585. Telephone area code: 319. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
