Sumner, Washington Weather
Sumner, Washington — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Sumner, Pierce County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Sumner. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Sumner is published on the Pierce County-Thun Field (KPLU) page, 12 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 Sumner 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 Sumner: Auburn Municipal Airport (KS50) 14 km · McChord Air Force Base (KTCM) 19 km · Tacoma Narrows Airport (KTIW) 26 km · Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (KSEA) 28 km · Gray Army Air Field (KGRF) 29 km
Conditions reported at KPLU describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sumner specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Sumner, Washington
Sumner rests in the fertile embrace of the Puyallup Valley, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a gentle, damp richness. It lies 2.8 miles east-north-east of Puyallup, WA (from Puyallup, WA: bearing 63°T), and is situated 8.9 miles south-south-east of Federal Way. Rolling hills, softened by centuries of rainfall and the patient work of farmers, give way to broad, open fields that stretch towards the distant, snow-capped grandeur of Mount Rainier, a constant, stoic sentinel. The air here, especially after a spring shower, carries the sweet, earthy scent of damp soil and blooming fruit trees, a fragrance that clings to the very skin. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-present cloud cover, falls in luminous shafts, illuminating the vibrant green of pastures and the sturdy silhouettes of barns, imbuing the landscape with a quiet, almost painterly luminescence. The character of Sumner is deeply rooted in its agricultural past, a legacy evident in the enduring presence of berry farms and nurseries that still dot the valley. For generations, this land has been coaxed into yielding its bounty, with strawberries and other small fruits forming the backbone of its economy, a tradition that continues to be celebrated each summer. The historic downtown, with its brick buildings and charming storefronts, whispers of a bygone era, a time when the railroad first connected this valley to the wider world, bringing with it commerce and new settlers. Today, a sense of quiet industriousness prevails, a melding of old traditions and modern life, where the pace feels measured, allowing for the appreciation of the simple, enduring beauty of the valley's verdant sprawl.
Live animated radar for Sumner 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 | Sumner, Pierce County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.203157°N, 122.240397°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98390, 98352 |
| Area Code | 425 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sumner, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sumner, Washington, 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 Sumner includes coordinates 47.203157°N, 122.240397°W, situated in Pierce County. ZIP code 98390, 98352. Telephone area code: 425. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
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.
