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, Etowah County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fairview. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fairview is published on the Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (KGAD) 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: Albertville Regional Airport/Thomas J Brumlik Field (KBFZ) 29 km · Centre-Piedmont-Cherokee County Regional Airport (KPYP) 35 km · Robbins Field (K20A) 38 km · Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field (K8A1) 43 km · Isbell Field (K4A9) 49 km
Conditions reported at KGAD 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.
About Fairview, Alabama
Fairview rests in the rolling embrace of northeastern Alabama, where the Appalachian foothills begin their gentle descent towards the coastal plains. It lies 5.4 miles north of Gadsden, AL (from Gadsden, AL: bearing 8°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north-north-east of Rainbow City. The landscape here is a study in verdant hues, a patchwork of dense woodland and sun-kissed fields that stretch towards a sky often painted with the soft, diffused light of the South. Oak and pine trees, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers, stand sentinel over the undulating terrain, their shadows lengthening and deepening as the sun journeys across the heavens. The air itself carries a subtle, earthy perfume, a blend of damp soil and blooming wildflowers that speaks of the region's fertile character. The history of Fairview is as deeply rooted as the ancient trees that grace its hillsides. Once a region shaped by the rhythms of agriculture, where cotton and corn were king, its economy has evolved, finding new life in the careful cultivation of its natural resources and a burgeoning small business sector. The echoes of past generations, who carved their livelihoods from this land, can still be felt in the quiet persistence of its people. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring spirit of Fairview lies in the collective memory of its inhabitants and the subtle, almost imperceptible, beauty that unfolds with each passing season, from the vibrant greens of spring to the golden blazes of autumn.
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, Etowah County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 34.091763°N, 85.993028°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 34.091763°N, 85.993028°W, situated in Etowah 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.
