Fairfax, Missouri Weather
Fairfax, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Fairfax, Atchison County.
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About Fairfax, Missouri
Fairfax sits at the edge of a land that remembers the slow grind of glaciers, a place where the terrain begins its patient descent toward the wide Missouri River. It lies 48.9 miles north-west of Saint Joseph, MO (from Saint Joseph, MO: bearing 324°T), and is situated 7.1 miles south of Tarkio. The fields here, a patchwork of amber grain and verdant pasture, lie under a sky that seems to stretch further than usual, a pale blue canvas often brushed with the hurried passage of clouds. The air, especially in the early mornings, carries the cool, damp scent of earth and growing things, a subtle perfume that clings to the weathered barns and silos that punctuate the landscape. The houses of Fairfax, many with porches that seem designed for lingering, speak of a quiet resilience, their paint faded by sun and wind, their gardens tended with a careful, unhurried hand. This is a place where the echoes of settlement are still audible, a land shaped by generations of farmers who coaxed life from the loess hills and bottomlands. The economy of Fairfax has long been tethered to the fertile soil, corn and soybeans forming the backbone of its agricultural output, with cattle grazing on pastures that roll like green waves. The rhythm of planting and harvest dictates the pulse of life here, a dependable cycle that has sustained the community through boom and quietude. Old general stores, their signs a little chipped, still serve as gathering places, offering not just goods but a tangible connection to the past, a reminder of the days when Fairfax was a vital hub for the surrounding farms, a place where news traveled as readily as the wind.
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| Location | Fairfax, Atchison County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 40.338609°N, 95.393314°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 64446 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairfax, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairfax, Missouri, 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 40.338609°N, 95.393314°W, situated in Atchison County. ZIP code 64446. Telephone area code: 816. 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.
