Fairfield, Maine Weather
Fairfield, Maine — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Fairfield, Somerset County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fairfield.
About Fairfield, Maine
Fairfield sits in a broad, shallow valley where the Kennebec River, a silver ribbon, widens and slows before its journey south. It lies 42.9 miles west-south-west of Bangor, ME (from Bangor, ME: bearing 250°T), and is situated 3.0 miles north-north-east of Waterville. The land here is a patchwork of rolling fields, some still yielding their bounty of potatoes and corn, others softened into pastures where contented Holsteins graze under skies that can shift from a crisp, cerulean blue to the bruised purples of an approaching storm with startling speed. Dense stands of pine and birch climb the gentler slopes, their evergreen and deciduous crowns a constant conversation with the changing seasons, while the river itself, a generous artery, breathes a cool, damp air that carries the scent of mud and growing things. Life in Fairfield unfolds at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons, a quiet hum beneath the vast Maine sky. The history of Fairfield is deeply entwined with the power and presence of the Kennebec. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile soil and the river’s potential for transport and industry, established a community that grew around mills powered by its flow. While the grand lumber operations that once defined the local economy have largely faded, the spirit of industriousness persists, now channeled into smaller manufacturing enterprises and the enduring agricultural roots that still hold firm. The legacy of its past is visible in the sturdy, clapboard buildings that line Main Street, and in the names whispered on the wind, hinting at families who have worked this land for generations, their lives a quiet testament to resilience and a deep connection to this corner of Somerset County.
Live animated radar for Fairfield and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Fairfield, Somerset County, Maine |
| Coordinates | 44.588399°N, 69.598657°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 04937 |
| Area Code | 207 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairfield, Maine Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairfield, Maine, 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 44.588399°N, 69.598657°W, situated in Somerset County. ZIP code 04937. Telephone area code: 207. Timezone: Eastern Time.
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.
