Hume, Illinois Weather
Hume, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hume, Edgar County.
Full aviation weather for Hume is published on the Edgar County Airport (KPRG) page, 20 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 Hume 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 Hume: Tuscola Airport (KK96) 37 km · University of Illinois Willard Airport (KCMI) 44 km · Frasca Field (KC16) 48 km · Coles County Memorial Airport (KMTO) 50 km · Sky King Airport (K3I3) 50 km
Conditions reported at KPRG describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hume specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hume.
About Hume, Illinois
Hume rests in a broad, gently rolling expanse of eastern Illinois farmland, where the earth is a deep, fertile loam, promising abundance under the wide prairie sky. It lies 25.9 miles south-south-west of Danville, IL (from Danville, IL: bearing 209°T), and is situated 6.2 miles east of Newman. The landscape is a testament to cultivation, a patchwork of corn and soybean fields stretching to horizons that seem to pull the clouds down closer, especially in the soft, diffused light of a late afternoon. Occasional stands of oak and maple trees break the monotony of the fields, their leaves rustling like whispered secrets in the prairie wind, and the air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, tinged with the distant sweetness of ripening crops. The character of Hume is one of quiet persistence, a place where the days unfold with a steady, predictable grace, mirroring the cycles of the seasons. The history of Hume is intrinsically tied to the rich agricultural soil that surrounds it, a legacy forged by settlers drawn to the fertile prairie lands in the mid-19th century. The local economy continues to be rooted in farming, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the bounty harvested each year, their silhouettes sharp against the vast sky. While not a bustling metropolis, Hume possesses a distinct identity, a place where neighbors still know each other's names and the pulse of daily life beats with a comforting regularity. The absence of grand monuments is itself a kind of landmark, emphasizing instead the enduring strength of community and the quiet dignity of a life lived in close communion with the land.
Live animated radar for Hume 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 | Hume, Edgar County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.796702°N, 87.868641°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61932 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hume, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hume, Illinois, 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 Hume includes coordinates 39.796702°N, 87.868641°W, situated in Edgar County. ZIP code 61932. Telephone area code: 309. 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.
