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, Cullman County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fairview. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fairview is published on the Cullman Regional Airport-Folsom Field (KCMD) page, 16 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: Hartselle-Morgan County Regional Airport (K5M0) 28 km · Albertville Regional Airport/Thomas J Brumlik Field (KBFZ) 40 km · Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field (K8A1) 42 km · Huntsville International Airport (KHSV) 43 km · Redstone Army Air Field (KHUA) 47 km
Conditions reported at KCMD describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 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.
Fairview rises from the rolling terrain of northern Alabama, a place where the land gently folds and unfolds under a wide, often luminous sky. It lies 29.5 miles south-east of Decatur, AL (from Decatur, AL: bearing 145°T), and is situated 4.3 miles west of Baileyton. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a subtle perfume that clings to the weathered wood of the houses and the broad leaves of the oak trees. Fields, some neatly squared off for cultivation, others left to the wilder embrace of native grasses and brambles, define the immediate landscape, giving way to the darker, more shadowed depths of hardwood forests. The character of Fairview is etched in these broad strokes of nature, a quiet resilience that seems to absorb the sun's warmth and the rain's refreshment with equal measure. The history of Fairview is a narrative woven with the persistent threads of agriculture and community spirit. For generations, the fertile soil has been the backbone of its economy, yielding crops that have sustained families and shaped the local character. While large-scale industry has largely bypassed this particular corner of Cullman County, a sturdy spirit of self-reliance and local enterprise has always prevailed. The rhythm of life here is dictated less by the clamor of commerce and more by the turning of seasons and the quiet hum of neighbors tending to their land and their lives. There's a certain honesty to Fairview, a straightforwardness that reflects the unpretentious beauty of its surroundings.
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, Cullman County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 34.255374°N, 86.688052°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 |
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 34.255374°N, 86.688052°W, situated in Cullman 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.