Fairview, Kentucky Weather
Fairview, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fairview, Boyd County.
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About Fairview, Kentucky
Fairview breathes the quiet hum of the Ohio River's influence, a place where the land rises and falls in a gentle but persistent rhythm, hinting at the ancient geological forces that shaped it. It lies 13.3 miles west-north-west of Huntington, WV (from Huntington, WV: bearing 288°T), and is situated 2.2 miles west of Ashland. The rolling hills, cloaked in a verdant green that shifts with the seasons, cradle the community, their slopes etched with the faint traces of old farmsteads and the more recent lines of residential streets. Here, the air often carries the damp, earthy scent of well-watered soil, mingling with the distant, faint tang of industry from across the river, a constant reminder of the larger world that presses in. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-cloudy skies, possesses a soft, diffused quality, bathing the landscape in a muted gold that seems to absorb into the very texture of the land. The history of Fairview is inextricably linked to the waterways that have long been conduits of commerce and connection, a legacy that echoes in the persistent presence of barge traffic on the Ohio. Coal mining once fueled the local economy, its deep veins leaving their mark not just on the land but on the collective memory of the people, a history that can still be felt in the stoic resilience of its residents. Though the mining days have largely receded, the spirit of hard work and self-reliance remains, a quiet undercurrent in the daily life of Fairview. Small businesses, many of them family-run for generations, line the main thoroughfares, their storefronts a testament to a enduring local character, each one a small, vital node in the intricate network of this river-touched community.
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| Location | Fairview, Boyd County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 38.479248°N, 82.679051°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42038, 40342, 40769, 42220 |
| Area Code | 606, 270 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairview, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairview, 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 Fairview includes coordinates 38.479248°N, 82.679051°W, situated in Boyd County. ZIP code 42038, 40342, 40769, 42220. Telephone area code: 606, 270. 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.
