Sunnyland, Illinois Weather
Sunnyland, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sunnyland, Tazewell County.
Full aviation weather for Sunnyland is published on the Mount Hawley Auxiliary Airport (K3MY) page, 15 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 Sunnyland 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 Sunnyland: General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (KPIA) 16 km · Pekin Municipal Airport (KC15) 27 km · Marshall County Airport (KC75) 38 km · Ingersoll Airport (KCTK) 50 km · Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (KBMI) 55 km
Conditions reported at K3MY describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sunnyland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sunnyland.
About Sunnyland, Illinois
Sunnyland rests on a quiet stretch of Illinois earth, where the land unfurls in broad, generous sweeps under a sky that often feels impossibly vast. It lies 4.2 miles east of Peoria, IL (from Peoria, IL: bearing 92°T), and is situated 4.2 miles east-north-east of East Peoria. The terrain here is a gentle affair, a softly rolling prairie landscape that has been shaped more by the patient work of agriculture than by any dramatic geological upheaval. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch to the horizon, their orderly rows a testament to the human hand that has tended them for generations, punctuated by clusters of mature oak and maple trees that offer a welcome, dappled shade. In the early morning, a fine mist often clings to the low-lying areas, lending a hushed, almost sacred quality to the dawn before the sun burns it away. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of freshly turned soil and the subtle sweetness of ripening crops. The story of Sunnyland is deeply intertwined with the agricultural heritage of Tazewell County, a place where the land has always been the primary employer and the seasons dictate the rhythm of life. While its beginnings are rooted in the settlement of the prairie, the area has evolved, drawing sustenance from the fertile soil and the industrious spirit of its people. The local economy continues to be anchored by farming, with the bounty of grain and produce finding its way to markets near and far. There are no grand historical monuments here, no towering structures to draw the eye, but rather a quiet dignity in the well-kept farmsteads and the weathered barns that stand as silent witnesses to decades of hard work and a deep connection to the earth. The pace of life in Sunnyland is unhurried, allowing for the simple pleasures of community gatherings and the shared understanding that comes from living in close proximity to the land.
Live animated radar for Sunnyland 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Sunnyland, Tazewell County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.691427°N, 89.50815°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61611, 60435 |
| Area Code | 815, 708 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sunnyland, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sunnyland, 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 Sunnyland includes coordinates 40.691427°N, 89.508150°W, situated in Tazewell County. ZIP code 61611, 60435. Telephone area code: 815, 708. 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.
