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, Mobile County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fairview. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fairview is published on the Mobile Regional Airport (KMOB) 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. 5 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: Mobile Downtown Airport (KBFM) 29 km · St Elmo Airport (K2R5) 32 km · Roy E. Ray Airport (K5R7) 39 km · Trent Lott International Airport (KPQL) 43 km
Conditions reported at KMOB 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 rests in a landscape where the piney woods of Alabama begin to soften, hinting at the broader coastal plain. It lies 16.8 miles west-north-west of Mobile, AL (from Mobile, AL: bearing 294°T), and is situated 2.7 miles west-north-west of Semmes. The air here carries a distinct humidity, a moist breath drawn from the nearby Gulf, and the light, especially in the late afternoon, seems to thicken, casting long, honeyed shadows from the tall pines and the occasional live oak. Gentle slopes, often covered in a rich, red clay soil, guide the eye toward the slow-moving creeks and bayous that thread through the terrain, their waters reflecting the dense, green canopy overhead. It is a place where the natural world still asserts itself, a quiet dominance felt in the rustle of leaves and the distant call of unseen birds. Historically, the economy of Fairview has been tied to the land and its bounty, with timber and agriculture forming its early backbone. The rich soil, nurtured by a generous rainfall, lent itself to crops that sustained generations, and the dense forests provided a steady source of lumber. While the specific industries have evolved, a connection to the earth and its resources still underpins the character of Fairview. Small businesses, often family-run, populate the modest commercial district, their presence a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of self-reliance that defines this corner of Mobile County. The pace of life here is measured, unhurried, allowing for an appreciation of the simple rhythms that govern the day.
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, Mobile County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 30.793243°N, 88.301397°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 30.793243°N, 88.301397°W, situated in Mobile 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.
