Fairmont, Illinois Weather
Fairmont, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fairmont, Madison County.
Full aviation weather for Fairmont is published on the St Louis Regional Airport (KALN) page, 15 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 Fairmont 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 Fairmont: St Charles County Regional Airport/Smartt Field (KSET) 19 km · St. Louis Lambert International Airport (KSTL) 22 km · Creve Coeur Airport (K1H0) 32 km · St Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS) 38 km · Spirit of St Louis Airport (KSUS) 47 km
Conditions reported at KALN describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fairmont specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fairmont.
About Fairmont, Illinois
Fairmont exhales a quiet breath of prairie air, its landscape a gentle sweep of cultivated fields that stretch towards a horizon often softened by the haze of summer heat. It lies 2.1 miles north-west of Alton, IL (from Alton, IL: bearing 308°T), and is situated 6.1 miles north-east of Old Jamestown. The land here, a rich, dark loam, yields generously to the farmer’s plow, creating a patchwork quilt of corn and soy that ripens under the wide, benevolent sky. Small woodlands, often bordering the meandering creeks that trace silver lines across the terrain, offer dappled shade, and the air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening grain. The character of Fairmont is etched in the sturdy practicality of its modest homes and the open, unpretentious demeanor of its people, who seem to carry the vastness of their surroundings in their easy smiles. The history of Fairmont is tied to the fertile soil and the ambition of those who first tilled it, a legacy evident in the enduring agricultural backbone of its economy. While the broader region has seen shifts in industry, Fairmont has held fast to its roots, its prosperity still largely gauged by the bounty of its fields. The small businesses that line its main street, their signs a little faded but their doors always open, speak to a resilient spirit, a quiet determination to thrive. There's a sense of continuity here, a feeling that the rhythms of planting and harvest, of community gatherings and simple daily routines, have been passed down through generations, imbuing Fairmont with a distinct, unhurried charm.
Live animated radar for Fairmont 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 | Fairmont, Madison County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.908937°N, 90.214277°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62002, 60441 |
| Area Code | 309, 708 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairmont, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairmont, 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 Fairmont includes coordinates 38.908937°N, 90.214277°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 62002, 60441. Telephone area code: 309, 708. 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.
