Fairfax, Minnesota Weather
Fairfax, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fairfax, Renville County.
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About Fairfax, Minnesota
Fairfax rests in the broad, fertile expanse of Renville County, a place where the land stretches out in long, clean lines beneath a sky that often feels immense and unburdened. It lies 21.0 miles north of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 350°T), and is situated 9.6 miles west of Gibbon. The terrain here is a gently rolling prairie, not dramatic in its contours, but possessing a quiet, enduring beauty. Fields of corn and soybeans, gold and green in their seasons, create a patchwork quilt that seems to extend infinitely, broken only by the occasional stand of trees or the silver glint of a distant waterway. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries the subtle, earthy scent of turned soil and ripening crops, a perfume unique to this agricultural heartland, and the silence here is not an emptiness, but a fullness, punctuated by the hum of insects or the distant rumble of a tractor. The history of Fairfax is tied to the immigrant families who came to tame this prairie, their labor and dreams shaping the very character of the place. German and Bohemian heritage runs deep in the community, a legacy still visible in the enduring strength of its people and the occasional sturdy brick building that stands as a testament to their early resolve. The local economy, for generations, has been intrinsically linked to the fertile soil, with agriculture remaining its backbone, the steady pulse of planting and harvest dictating much of the town's rhythm. While not a place of grand monuments, Fairfax possesses a quiet dignity, a sense that its story is written in the steady work of its residents and the enduring generosity of the land.
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| Location | Fairfax, Renville County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.529129°N, 94.720821°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55332 |
| Area Code | 612, 952 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairfax, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairfax, Minnesota, 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 Fairfax includes coordinates 44.529129°N, 94.720821°W, situated in Renville County. ZIP code 55332. Telephone area code: 612, 952. 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.
