Fairfield, Montana Weather
Fairfield, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fairfield, Teton County.
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About Fairfield, Montana
Fairfield exists as a quiet breath held against the grand sweep of the Teton landscape. It lies 32.7 miles west-north-west of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 284°T), and is situated 16.6 miles south-east of Choteau. The land here rolls and dips with a patient, ancient rhythm, a tapestry of sagebrush plains giving way to the rugged shoulders of distant, snow-dusted peaks. Sunlight, when it breaks through the vast Montana sky, casts a sharp, almost crystalline light, illuminating the subtle hues of dry grasses and the darker, more somber greens of hardy pines clinging to the higher slopes. The air itself carries a crispness, a clean scent of earth and distant pine resin, a constant reminder of the wildness that hems Fairfield in, a wildness that feels both grand and intimately present. The story of Fairfield is one of resilience and quiet perseverance, a testament to those who sought a life in this formidable terrain. Its economy, historically tethered to the cycles of ranching and the occasional mineral vein, now finds a steadier footing in agriculture, with fields of grain catching the wind like golden waves. Ranchers still move their herds across the open country, their figures small against the immense backdrop, a continuity of a way of life that defines the character of Fairfield. There are no grand monuments or bustling attractions here, but rather a profound sense of place, a feeling of being rooted in a landscape that demands respect and offers a stark, unvarnished beauty in return.
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| Location | Fairfield, Teton County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 47.614673°N, 111.980278°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59436 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairfield, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairfield, Montana, 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 47.614673°N, 111.980278°W, situated in Teton County. ZIP code 59436. Telephone area code: 406. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
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.
