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Sumner, Illinois

City in Lawrence County, Illinois

Air quality

The air at Sumner

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Vincennes (IN), 25 miles off.

19Good
  • Ozone19Good-

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sumner

0.25 in in the last 24 hours, 0.87 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.25in
Last 3 days
0.87in

Visibility

How far you can see at Sumner, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 1 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over Sumner, IllinoisReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Sumner, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

OlneyOLYI2

At a cooperative observer's station/9.7 mi away/453 ft/36 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Mount Carmel, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.8 mi from Sumner, Illinois. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 4,400 ft, overcast at 7,500 ft; the ceiling is 7,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Mount Carmel, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 4,400 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 7,500 feet, the ceiling at 7,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AJGFIG. A THE SKY OVER MOUNT CARMELSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 7,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 4,400 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMount Carmel, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AJGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AJG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

72.7 F with a dew point of 72.0 F, 98 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Mount Carmel: temperature 72.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 72.0, 98 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AJGFIG. B THE AIR AT MOUNT CARMELTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 71.8 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 4,400 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 72.7 F, 72.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 98 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEMount Carmel, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AJGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AJG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (230 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Mount Carmel, north up: blowing from 230 degrees, the southwest, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AJGFIG. C THE WIND AT MOUNT CARMELPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 230°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMount Carmel, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AJGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AJG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Mount Carmel, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Illinois

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Near Sumner

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