Sloan, Iowa Weather
Sloan, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Sloan, Woodbury County.
Full aviation weather for Sloan is published on the Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field (KSUX) page, 22 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. 4 airfields within reach of Sloan 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 Sloan: James G. Whiting Memorial Field (KMEY) 36 km · Pender Municipal Airport (K0C4) 43 km · Tekamah Municipal Airport (KTQE) 52 km
Conditions reported at KSUX describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sloan specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Sloan, Iowa
Sloan, Iowa, unfolds as a quiet expanse across the gently rolling terrain of Woodbury County. It lies 20.5 miles south-south-east of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 154°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north-north-west of Whiting. The land here breathes with the vastness of the prairie, vast fields of corn and soybeans stretching towards horizons that seem to hold the sky itself. In the late afternoon, when the sun begins its descent, the light takes on a warm, buttery quality, casting long shadows that soften the edges of the landscape and lend a contemplative mood to the open spaces. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil and growing things, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats at Sloan's core. The history of Sloan is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of those who have cultivated this land. Its economy has long been tied to the rich soil, a legacy of agricultural endeavor that continues to shape its character. While the pace of life here is unhurried, a quiet industry hums beneath the surface, driven by the cycles of planting and harvest. The town itself, a collection of sturdy buildings and friendly faces, reflects a deep-rooted sense of place, a community built on shared experience and the enduring strength of its agricultural heritage.
Live animated radar for Sloan 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Sloan, Woodbury County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.232769°N, 96.228079°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51055 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sloan, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sloan, 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 Sloan includes coordinates 42.232769°N, 96.228079°W, situated in Woodbury County. ZIP code 51055. Telephone area code: 563. 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.
