Fairfield, Kentucky Weather
Fairfield, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fairfield, Nelson County.
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About Fairfield, Kentucky
Fairfield unfolds across the rolling hills of Kentucky, a landscape softened by the persistent kiss of rain and sun. It lies 20.5 miles south-south-east of Jeffersontown, KY (from Jeffersontown, KY: bearing 151°T), and is situated 9.7 miles north-north-east of Bardstown. The terrain here is a gentle swell, where fields of emerald corn and golden tobacco unfurl like banners against the sky, punctuated by the dark, stoic sentinels of oak and maple. Creeks, their banks often veiled in a mist that clings to the morning air, thread their way through the valleys, their quiet murmurs the constant soundtrack to this place. The character of Fairfield is one of quiet endurance, a resilience etched into the very grain of the land, where life moves with a deliberate, unhurried grace, mirroring the slow, steady growth of the crops that define its horizon. The history of Fairfield is intertwined with the fertile soil and the industrious spirit of its people, many of whom trace their lineage back to the early settlers who recognized the land’s potential for agriculture. For generations, tobacco and bourbon have been the lifeblood of the local economy, the amber spirit aging in distant warehouses, a testament to the region's long-standing reputation for quality. Old farmhouses, their clapboard weathered to a silver-grey, stand as silent witnesses to the passing decades, their porches still offering a place to watch the fireflies ignite the twilight. The few businesses that anchor Fairfield’s center are not grand monuments, but rather sturdy pillars of community, where conversations flow as easily as the water in the nearby streams, a living connection to the enduring traditions that shape life in this corner of Nelson County.
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| Location | Fairfield, Nelson County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.933673°N, 85.383565°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 40144, 40013 |
| Area Code | 502 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairfield, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairfield, Kentucky, 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 Fairfield includes coordinates 37.933673°N, 85.383565°W, situated in Nelson County. ZIP code 40144, 40013. Telephone area code: 502. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
