Fairfield, Illinois Weather
Fairfield, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fairfield, Wayne County.
Full aviation weather for Fairfield is published on the Fairfield Municipal Airport (KFWC) page, 5 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 Fairfield 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 Fairfield: Flora Municipal Airport (KFOA) 33 km · Carmi Municipal Airport (KCUL) 38 km · Olney Noble Airport (KOLY) 41 km · Mount Vernon Outland Airport (KMVN) 44 km
Conditions reported at KFWC describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fairfield specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fairfield.
About Fairfield, Illinois
Fairfield rests in the broad, fertile embrace of southern Illinois, where the land gently rolls and dips, a landscape painted in shades of green and gold throughout the year. It lies 36.3 miles north-west of Posey, IN (from Posey, IN: bearing 316°T), and is situated 16.4 miles west of Albion. The air here, especially in the humid stretch of summer, carries the scent of ripening corn and the distant hum of tractors, a constant reminder of the earth’s bounty. Oak and hickory trees, their branches reaching wide, punctuate the fields, offering dappled shade that shifts with the slow passage of the sun. In the quiet mornings, a soft mist often clings to the low-lying areas, lending a fleeting, ethereal quality to the scene before the sun burns it away, revealing the sturdy, grounded character of Fairfield’s terrain. The history of Fairfield is deeply entwined with the agricultural pulse of Wayne County, a narrative written in the grain elevators that stand as silent sentinels and the weathered barns that dot the countryside. For generations, farming has been the bedrock of its economy, with corn and soybeans yielding their wealth to the diligent hands that tend them. Beyond the fields, the region’s past whispers of oil exploration, a boom that once quickened the pace of life and left its mark on the very character of the land. Today, a quiet resilience defines Fairfield, a place where traditions are honored and the rhythm of life moves with a steady, unhurried cadence, a testament to the enduring spirit of its people.
Live animated radar for Fairfield 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.
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| Location | Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.378937°N, 88.359768°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60047, 62837 |
| Area Code | 312, 773, 618 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairfield, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairfield, Illinois, 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 Fairfield includes coordinates 38.378937°N, 88.359768°W, situated in Wayne County. ZIP code 60047, 62837. Telephone area code: 312, 773, 618. 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.
