Fairview, Illinois Weather
Fairview, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fairview, Hardin County.
Full aviation weather for Fairview is published on the Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional Airport (KGDA) page, 24 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 Fairview 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 Fairview: Sturgis Municipal Airport (KTWT) 38 km · Metropolis Municipal Airport (KM30) 44 km · Kentucky Dam State Park Airport (KM34) 45 km · Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport (KHSB) 47 km · Barkley Regional Airport (KPAH) 54 km
Conditions reported at KGDA describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fairview specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fairview.
About Fairview, Illinois
Fairview rests in a quiet hollow, where the rolling hills of Hardin County begin to embrace the fertile plains. It lies 26.6 miles north-north-east of Paducah, KY (from Paducah, KY: bearing 30°T), and is situated 0.8 miles south-west of Rosiclare. The land here is a patchwork of cultivated fields, their greens and golds stretching towards the horizon, broken by woodlands where oak and hickory trees stand sentinel. A sense of enduring solidity emanates from the very soil, a testament to the deep roots of the community. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a subtle sweetness, a blend of ripening corn and the damp earth exhaling after a spring shower. Sunlight, when it breaks through the clouds, casts long, painterly shadows that emphasize the gentle contours of the landscape, giving Fairview a soft, almost ethereal glow. The history of Fairview is intertwined with the agricultural bounty of this region, a legacy built upon generations of hard work and an intimate understanding of the land. For decades, the local economy has been anchored by farming, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of daily life. While the broader currents of industry have touched the periphery, Fairview has largely retained its character as a place where community ties are strong and the pace of life allows for genuine connection. The presence of the nearby Ohio River, though not directly bordering Fairview, has historically shaped trade and travel, its distant murmur a constant reminder of the wider world, yet the heart of Fairview beats to its own, more grounded tempo, a place of quiet resilience and unpretentious beauty.
Live animated radar for Fairview 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 | Fairview, Hardin County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.415885°N, 88.356704°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62982, 61432 |
| Area Code | 618, 815 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairview, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairview, 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 Fairview includes coordinates 37.415885°N, 88.356704°W, situated in Hardin County. ZIP code 62982, 61432. Telephone area code: 618, 815. 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.
