Fairmead, California Weather
Fairmead, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fairmead, Madera County.
Full aviation weather for Fairmead is published on the Chowchilla Airport (K2O6) page, 6 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 Fairmead 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 Fairmead: Merced Regional Macready Field (KMCE) 37 km · Castle Airport (KMER) 47 km · Mariposa Yosemite Airport (KMPI) 50 km · Los Banos Municipal Airport (KLSN) 60 km
Conditions reported at K2O6 describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fairmead specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fairmead.
About Fairmead, California
Fairmead rests in a broad, sun-drenched valley where the Sierra Nevada foothills begin their gentle ascent. It lies 10.8 miles north-west of Madera, CA (from Madera, CA: bearing 317°T), and is situated 4.9 miles south-east of Chowchilla. The land here is a mosaic of ochre and sage, punctuated by the darker greens of oak woodlands and the silvery shimmer of olive groves. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, warm perfume of sun-baked earth and wild sagebrush, a scent that clings to the skin like a benevolent memory. The horizon is a soft, hazy line, where the pale blue of the sky meets the dusty gold of the terrain, a vast expanse that invites a deep, unhurried breath. The history of Fairmead is deeply entwined with the bounty of its soil, a legacy forged by generations of farmers who coaxed sustenance from this fertile ground. For decades, its economy has been anchored by the cultivation of almonds and walnuts, their trees forming orderly rows that stretch towards the distant mountains, a testament to human endeavor against the wilder landscape. The quiet hum of irrigation systems is the town's subtle soundtrack, a constant reminder of the lifeblood that nourishes this agricultural heartland. While larger cities lie to the west, Fairmead retains a distinct character, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life, and the enduring spirit of its people is as deeply rooted as the ancient oaks that dot its periphery.
Live animated radar for Fairmead 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 | Fairmead, Madera County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.076334°N, 120.192949°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93610 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairmead, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairmead, California, 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 Fairmead includes coordinates 37.076334°N, 120.192949°W, situated in Madera County. ZIP code 93610. Telephone area code: 760. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
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.
