Fairmont, Illinois Weather
Fairmont, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Fairmont, Will County.
Full aviation weather for Fairmont is published on the Lewis University Airport (KLOT) 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. 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: Joliet Regional Airport (KJOT) 11 km · Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport (K1C5) 17 km · Morris Municipal Airport James R. Washburn field (KC09) 33 km · Aurora Municipal Airport (KARR) 42 km · Dupage Airport (KDPA) 42 km
Conditions reported at KLOT describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fairmont specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Fairmont, Illinois
Fairmont unfolds across a landscape of broad, fertile fields that stretch towards a sky often painted with the dramatic strokes of Midwestern clouds. It lies 2.3 miles south of Lockport, IL (from Lockport, IL: bearing 182°T), and is situated 2.4 miles north-north-east of Joliet. The terrain here is a study in gentle, almost imperceptible swells, the land yielding to the persistent, patient work of agriculture. Here, the air carries a clean, earthy scent, especially in the early morning when dew still clings to the broad leaves of corn and soybeans. The houses, many with wide porches and the quiet dignity of age, seem to settle comfortably into the land, their roofs catching the diffused light of a sun that governs the seasons and the daily routines. The history of Fairmont is deeply entwined with the rich agricultural soil that surrounds it, a legacy of generations who coaxed sustenance from this land. Coal mining once played a significant role in the local economy, leaving behind a subtle imprint on the character of the community, a quiet understanding of hard work and resilience. Today, the economy remains rooted in the bounty of the earth, with farming and related industries forming the backbone of Fairmont's prosperity. The nearby Des Plaines River, though not a dominant feature in the immediate settlement, whispers of the larger watershed that has shaped the region for millennia, a reminder of the enduring power of water and the routes it carves.
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, Will County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.556142°N, 88.059225°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 41.556142°N, 88.059225°W, situated in Will 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.
