Sherman, Illinois Weather
Sherman, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Sherman, Sangamon County.
Full aviation weather for Sherman is published on the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (KSPI) page, 8 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. 5 airfields within reach of Sherman 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 Sherman: Logan County Airport (KAAA) 37 km · Taylorville Municipal Airport (KTAZ) 46 km · Havana Regional Airport (K9I0) 51 km · Jacksonville Municipal Airport (KIJX) 56 km
Conditions reported at KSPI describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sherman specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Sherman, Illinois
Sherman unfolds across the gently rolling terrain of central Illinois, a place where the wide, open sky seems to dictate the pace of life. It lies 6.7 miles north-north-east of Springfield, IL (from Springfield, IL: bearing 18°T), and is situated 4.9 miles north-west of Riverton. The land here is a study in subtle shifts, a mosaic of cultivated fields that give way to wooded draws where the creek beds lie. In the late afternoon, the sun often casts long, golden shadows across the corn and soybean fields, imbuing the landscape with a quiet, almost spiritual luminescence. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and ripening crops, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats beneath Sherman’s surface. The history of Sherman is tied to the fertile Sangamon River watershed, a region that has sustained farming communities for generations. Its economy remains deeply rooted in agriculture, with the surrounding land yielding bountiful harvests that are shipped far and wide. While the railroad once played a more central role in Sherman's development, its legacy can still be felt in the grid of streets and the proximity to larger transportation arteries. The town itself offers a familiar comfort, a place where neighbors still recognize one another and the simple routines of daily life are observed with a quiet dignity, a testament to its enduring prairie character.
Live animated radar for Sherman 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 | Sherman, Sangamon County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.893661°N, 89.604823°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62684 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sherman, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sherman, 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 Sherman includes coordinates 39.893661°N, 89.604823°W, situated in Sangamon County. ZIP code 62684. Telephone area code: 217. 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.
