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Current Weather Conditions

 
Hover over or click station to get METAR and TAF (if available). Flight Categories: VFR=GreenVFR   MVFR=BlueMVFR   IFR=RedIFR   LIFR=PurpleLIFR

SUX TAF

 

KSUX - Sioux Gateway Airport

Forecast valid from 1000 GMT 1 May 2025 to 0600 GMT 2 May 2025

Latest observation at 0952 GMT 1 May 2025

For situational awareness. Not to be used for flight planning purposes

Potential Impact None Slight Moderate High
Time 0952Z 01/11Z 01/12Z 01/13Z 01/14Z 01/15Z 01/16Z 01/17Z 01/18Z 01/19Z 01/20Z 01/21Z 01/22Z 01/23Z 02/00Z 02/01Z
VIS 7 >6
[4]
>6 >6 >6 >6
[4]
>6
[4]
>6
[4]
>6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6
CIG 5 18
[5]
9 9 9 15
[15]
15
[15]
15
[15]
Cover OVC BKN OVC OVC OVC BKN BKN BKN SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT
FltCat IFR MVFR IFR IFR IFR MVFR MVFR MVFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR
WX
[-SHRA BR]

[-SHRA BR]

[-SHRA BR]

[-SHRA BR]
WDir 000 VRB 320 320 320 330 330 330 340 340 340 340 340 340 340 340
WSpd 4 8 8 8 11 11 11 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
WGust 17 17 17 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22
FTUS53 KSUX 011006 AAA
KSUX 011003Z 0110/0206 VRB04KT P6SM BKN018 PROB30 0110/0112 4SM
      -SHRA BR OVC005
     FM011200 32008KT P6SM OVC009
     FM011500 33011G17KT P6SM BKN015 PROB30 0115/0118 4SM -SHRA BR
      BKN015
     FM011800 34014G22KT P6SM SCT035 SCT100
     FM020200 33008KT P6SM SCT250

 


TAF Impacts - Surrounding Airports

 

Potential Impact None Slight Moderate High
Time OBS 01/11Z 01/12Z 01/13Z 01/14Z 01/15Z 01/16Z 01/17Z 01/18Z 01/19Z 01/20Z 01/21Z 01/22Z 01/23Z 02/00Z 02/01Z
KOFK                                
KFSD   CIG CIG CIG CIG                      
KFOD CIG CIG CIG CIG CIG CIG CIG                  

NOTE: TEMPO conditions in [brackets]. Keep in mind TEMPO conditions might be better (lower impact) than prevailing conditions.


Aviation Weather Forecasts

Low Level Turbulence Forecast
Ceiling, Visibility and Thunderstorm Forecast

Icing Forecast
High Level Turbulence Forecast
 

KSUX Vertical Wind Profile


Model Trend Forecasts

model meteogram for SUX airport

Model Probability Forecasts

ceiling height plot

Bar graphs indicate the probability of selected flight category element. The color represents the difference (using 10% thresholds between categories) between the probability and the threshold required to make a categorical forecast. Solid black lines indicate the threshold value at each hour

 

visibility plot for SUX airport

Bar graphs indicate the probability of selected flight category element. The color represents the difference (using 10% thresholds between categories) between the probability and the threshold required to make a categorical forecast. Solid black lines indicate the threshold value at each hour

 


Extended Forecast

 

Overnight
 

Slight Chance T-storms

Low: 52°

Thursday
 

Chance Showers and Breezy

High: 69°

Thursday Night
 

Chance Showers

Low: 45°

Friday
 

Chance Showers

High: 65°

Friday Night
 

Chance Sprinkles

Low: 37°

Saturday
 

Sunny

High: 71°

Saturday Night
 

Clear

Low: 43°