Fairfield, Illinois Weather
Fairfield, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fairfield, Wayne County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
