Fairview, Montana Weather
Fairview, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fairview, Richland County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fairview.
About Fairview, Montana
Fairview is a quiet presence on the Montana plains, where the land stretches out like a rumpled quilt under an immense sky. It lies 28.2 miles south-west of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 225°T), and is situated 11.0 miles north-north-east of Sidney. Here, the terrain is a study in subtle shifts and broad horizons, the earth a palette of ochre and muted greens that deepen with the changing light. The air, when it’s not carrying the sharp tang of sagebrush or the distant scent of turned soil, often holds a profound stillness, broken only by the sigh of wind through sparse grasses or the sudden, startling cry of a hawk. The buildings of Fairview, few and sturdy, seem to have grown organically from the ground, their lines softened by the relentless sun and the whispering winds that are the constant custodians of this place. The story of Fairview is etched in the patience of its people and the enduring spirit of the land that sustains them. This is a place where the economy has long been tethered to the bounty of the earth, where ranches and farms are the lifeblood, their fields whispering tales of generations who coaxed sustenance from this challenging soil. The legacy of homesteaders, who braved the vastness to carve out lives, is a quiet undercurrent, a reminder of resilience. While history is not always shouted from the rooftops, it is present in the weathered wood of barns and the enduring friendships forged in shared seasons of sun and snow. Fairview, in its unassuming way, embodies a deep connection to the elemental forces that shape both the landscape and the lives lived within its embrace.
Live animated radar for Fairview and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Fairview, Richland County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 47.856408°N, 104.044933°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59221 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairview, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairview, 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 Fairview includes coordinates 47.856408°N, 104.044933°W, situated in Richland County. ZIP code 59221. 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.
