South Sioux City, Nebraska Weather
South Sioux City, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for South Sioux City, Dakota County.
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About South Sioux City, Nebraska
South Sioux City breathes a certain quiet resilience against the broad sweep of the Missouri River. It lies 1.9 miles south-south-west of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 201°T), and is situated 5.6 miles north-north-west of Sergeant Bluff. The land here, a fertile, yielding earth, rolls with a subtle, almost imperceptible grace towards the water's edge, where cottonwoods, their leaves a thousand tiny green hands waving in the breeze, stand sentinel. The sky above South Sioux City often stretches out, a vast canvas of blues and greys, particularly in the soft, diffused light of late afternoon, when the air itself seems to hum with the day's slow exhalation. The terrain is largely flat, a comfortable expanse that invites the eye to travel, to trace the meandering course of the river and the distant, hazy shimmer of the Iowa bluffs. This place, South Sioux City, has always been a crossroads, a point where the currents of trade and transit have met. Its history is intrinsically tied to the very river that defines its eastern edge, a lifeblood for steamboats in days past and now a vital artery for commerce and recreation. The local economy, once deeply rooted in agriculture and the processing of its bounty, has diversified, embracing industry and a growing service sector, a testament to the enduring spirit of its people. It’s a place where the echoes of generations of hardworking families can still be felt in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture and the straightforward, friendly demeanor of its residents, a community that has learned to adapt and thrive, drawing strength from its geographical blessings.
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| Location | South Sioux City, Dakota County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 42.473883°N, 96.413641°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68776 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This South Sioux City, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for South Sioux City, Nebraska, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 South Sioux City includes coordinates 42.473883°N, 96.413641°W, situated in Dakota County. ZIP code 68776. Telephone area code: 402. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
