Fairport, Iowa Weather
Fairport, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fairport, Muscatine County.
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About Fairport, Iowa
Fairport lives where the broad, slow Mississippi River begins to curve towards the north, a place where the vast Iowa sky seems to press down on the land with a gentle, insistent weight. It lies 17.6 miles west-south-west of Rock Island, IL (from Rock Island, IL: bearing 253°T), and is situated 7.2 miles east of Muscatine. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch in every direction, a patchwork quilt of green and gold unfurling towards the horizon, broken only by the occasional stand of cottonwood trees that whisper secrets on the breeze. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and sun-baked grain, a perfume that clings to everything, from the weathered clapboard houses to the quiet, unhurried pace of life. Evenings bring a particular kind of magic, as the sun bleeds orange and purple across the western sky, casting long, dancing shadows that seem to animate the very landscape. This quiet corner of Muscatine County has a history tied intrinsically to the mighty river that defines it. Once a bustling steamboat stop, Fairport's economy was shaped by the ebb and flow of commerce along the Mississippi, a legacy that lingers in the faint echoes of whistles and the enduring presence of barge traffic. Though the grand passenger vessels are long gone, the river remains a vital artery, its waters still carrying the bounty of the land to markets far and wide. Small family farms, passed down through generations, still dot the countryside, their fields bearing the familiar crops that have sustained this region for over a century. The distinctive silhouette of a grain elevator, a sentinel against the open sky, remains a common and comforting sight, a silent monument to the agricultural heart that beats at the core of Fairport.
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| Location | Fairport, Muscatine County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.435863°N, 90.90459°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52761 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairport, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairport, Iowa, 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 Fairport includes coordinates 41.435863°N, 90.904590°W, situated in Muscatine County. ZIP code 52761. 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. 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.
