Fairview, Alabama Weather
Fairview, Alabama — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Fairview, Chilton County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fairview. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fairview is published on the Chilton County Airport / Gragg-Wade Field (K02A) page, 13 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 Fairview 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 Fairview: Bibb County Airport (K0A8) 39 km · Prattville - Grouby Field (K1A9) 42 km · Shelby County Airport (KEET) 45 km · Wetumpka Municipal Airport (K08A) 46 km · Craig Field (KSEM) 54 km
Conditions reported at K02A describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fairview specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fairview.
About Fairview, Alabama
Fairview lies across a gentle swell of Chilton County land, where the broad, fertile plains begin their slow, almost imperceptible rise toward the rolling hills that eventually spill into the Appalachian foothills. It lies 26.3 miles north-west of Prattville, AL (from Prattville, AL: bearing 325°T), and is situated 6.9 miles south-west of Clanton. The air here carries the scent of sun-baked earth and the sweet, distant perfume of pine, mingling with the subtle, green aroma of freshly cut fields. Oak and hickory trees, ancient sentinels, punctuate the landscape, their branches reaching wide against a sky that often burns with a luminous, hazy blue during the long Alabama afternoons. The terrain is characterized by shallow valleys and broad, rounded ridges, lending a soft, undulating quality to the horizon, a landscape that feels both settled and perpetually alive with the slow turning of seasons. The history of Fairview is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of this rich soil, a legacy that continues to shape its character and economy. Generations have worked these lands, cultivating cotton and corn, their efforts leaving an indelible mark on the very texture of the place. While the echoes of older farming traditions persist, the economy has diversified, with small businesses and local trades providing the steady pulse of daily life. There's a quiet resilience here, a sense of continuity that can be felt in the weathered barns and the enduring spirit of its residents. Fairview, in its unassuming way, holds onto the stories of its past, allowing them to inform the present with a gentle, unhurried grace.
Live animated radar for Fairview 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 | Fairview, Chilton County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 32.774572°N, 86.721373°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35579, 35045, 35553, 35058 |
| Area Code | 205, 256 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairview, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairview, Alabama, 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 Fairview includes coordinates 32.774572°N, 86.721373°W, situated in Chilton County. ZIP code 35579, 35045, 35553, 35058. Telephone area code: 205, 256. 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.
