Fairview, Kentucky Weather
Fairview, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fairview, Whitley County.
Full aviation weather for Fairview is published on the Williamsburg Whitley County Airport (KBYL) page, 23 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: McCreary County Airport (K18I) 27 km · Campbell County Airport - Colonel Tommy C Stiner Airfield (KJAU) 30 km · Middlesboro-Bell County Airport (K1A6) 33 km · Scott Municipal Airport (KSCX) 45 km · London-Corbin Airport/Magee Field (KLOZ) 54 km
Conditions reported at KBYL describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 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, Kentucky
Fairview lies cradled by the rolling, verdant hills of southeastern Kentucky, a landscape where the sky seems to unfurl in vast, quiet expanses above the softly rounded peaks. It lies 27.7 miles west-north-west of Claiborne, TN (from Claiborne, TN: bearing 287°T), and is situated 1.2 miles north-east of Jellico. The air here, particularly as twilight deepens, carries the earthy fragrance of damp soil and pine, a scent that clings to the winding roads and the modest homes that dot the terrain. Streams, mere silver threads from a distance, gather themselves into more substantial flows, their quiet murmurs a constant undersong to the rustle of leaves and the occasional call of a distant bird. The land itself, a mosaic of dense woodland and cleared fields, possesses a gentle, persistent resilience, bearing the marks of seasons passed and the patient cultivation of generations. This is a place where the echoes of coal mining, once the lifeblood of Whitley County, still resonate in the collective memory and the very contours of the land. Though the deeper seams have long since yielded their bounty, the legacy of that industry is etched into the local character, a testament to the grit and determination of its people. The economy of Fairview, like many in this region, has evolved, finding new footing in a blend of agriculture, small businesses, and the enduring spirit of community. You can feel it in the easy greetings exchanged at the local store, in the way neighbors gather for Friday night football under the stadium lights, a simple, honest rhythm of life that persists against the broader currents of change.
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, Whitley County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 36.600082°N, 84.111596°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42038, 40342, 40769, 42220 |
| Area Code | 606, 270 |
| Page generated | September 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, 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 36.600082°N, 84.111596°W, situated in Whitley 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. 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.
