Fairfax, Iowa Weather
Fairfax, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fairfax, Linn County.
Full aviation weather for Fairfax is published on the The Eastern Iowa Airport (KCID) page, 7 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 Fairfax 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 Fairfax: Amana Airport (KC11) 16 km · Marion Airport (KC17) 24 km · Iowa City Municipal Airport (KIOW) 37 km · Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark (KVTI) 39 km · Belle Plaine Municipal Airport (KTZT) 42 km
Conditions reported at KCID describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fairfax specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fairfax.
About Fairfax, Iowa
Fairfax sits comfortably amidst the rolling terrain of Linn County, Iowa, where the land breathes a gentle, agrarian rhythm. It lies 9.3 miles south-west of Cedar Rapids, IA (from Cedar Rapids, IA: bearing 229°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south-south-west of Hiawatha. The horizon here is a wide, generous sweep, often painted with the subtle hues of ripening corn or the stark, clean lines of winter wheat under a vast, often dramatic sky. The air itself carries the scent of tilled earth, a constant reminder of the agricultural heartbeat that underpins this place, and in the evening, the light softens, casting long, warm shadows that stretch across the fields and imbue the modest buildings with a quiet dignity. The landscape is a testament to the enduring power of the prairie, shaped by ancient winds and the patient hands of those who have coaxed life from its fertile soil. The history of Fairfax is intimately tied to the fertile ground it occupies, a story of pioneers who recognized the land's potential for cultivation and established a settlement that grew with the steady expansion of agriculture. The local economy, for generations, has been rooted in the bounty of the surrounding farms, with grain elevators and agricultural supply businesses forming the backbone of commerce, their silhouettes a familiar punctuation mark against the open sky. While no grand monuments mark its past, Fairfax possesses a distinctive character, a quiet resilience forged through decades of shared seasons and the pragmatic spirit of a community that understands the value of hard work and the simple beauty of a life lived close to the land.
Live animated radar for Fairfax 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 | Fairfax, Linn County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.919447°N, 91.781013°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52228 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairfax, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairfax, Iowa, 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 Fairfax includes coordinates 41.919447°N, 91.781013°W, situated in Linn County. ZIP code 52228. Telephone area code: 712. 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.
