Sumner, Illinois Weather
Sumner, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Sumner, Lawrence County.
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About Sumner, Illinois
Sumner rests in a gentle hollow, where the land begins its slow, yielding descent towards the Wabash River. It lies 33.6 miles south-south-west of York, IL (from York, IL: bearing 201°T), and is situated 9.7 miles west of Lawrenceville. The fields, a patchwork quilt of corn and soybeans, stretch out under a sky that often feels vast and immeasurably deep, especially when the sun begins its descent, painting the western horizon in hues of apricot and bruised plum. Old oaks, their limbs gnarled like arthritic fingers, stand sentinel along the property lines, their leaves rustling with a sound that carries the quiet murmur of seasons past. The air here, especially after a spring rain, holds the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and the faint, sweet perfume of honeysuckle that clings to weathered fences. Life in Sumner unfolds with a deliberate grace, the pace dictated by the sun’s arc and the steady pulse of agricultural cycles. The history of Sumner is deeply entwined with the fertile bottomlands and the westward expansion that followed the Civil War. Early settlers, drawn by the rich soil, established a community that, for a time, thrived as a hub for agricultural trade, its fortunes tied to the bounty of the land. The economic lifeblood of Sumner has always been, and largely remains, farming, with the grain elevators standing as stoic monuments to this enduring legacy. Though the grander ambitions of earlier eras may have faded, the spirit of resilience and community persists, a quiet testament to the generations who have called this place home. You can still feel the echoes of that early pioneering spirit in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture and the friendly nods exchanged between neighbors on a quiet afternoon.
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| Location | Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.716992°N, 87.86142°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62466 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sumner, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sumner, Illinois, 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 Sumner includes coordinates 38.716992°N, 87.861420°W, situated in Lawrence County. ZIP code 62466. 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. 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.
