Fairmont, Nebraska Weather
Fairmont, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fairmont, Fillmore County.
Full aviation weather for Fairmont is published on the Fairmont State Airport (KFMZ) page, 6 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Fairmont have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Fairmont: York Municipal Airport (KJYR) 29 km · Aurora Municipal Al Potter Field (KAUH) 45 km · Seward Municipal Airport (KSWT) 47 km · Hebron Municipal Airport (KHJH) 54 km · Crete Municipal Airport (KCEK) 56 km
Conditions reported at KFMZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fairmont specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fairmont.
About Fairmont, Nebraska
Fairmont rests where the land begins to breathe, a quiet settlement etched into the broad, yielding expanse of Fillmore County. It lies 42.3 miles east of Hastings, NE (from Hastings, NE: bearing 85°T), and is situated 7.6 miles north of Geneva. Here, the sky stretches like an unfurled banner, a vast canvas where clouds drift in slow, deliberate procession, and the sun, when it deigns to descend, spills molten gold across fields that roll in gentle, unbroken waves. The air, especially in the liminal hours of dawn and dusk, carries the clean, earthy scent of cultivated soil and the faint, sweet perfume of prairie grasses bending in an unseen wind. The few streets of Fairmont are lined with buildings that seem to have grown organically from the soil, their clapboard facades weathered by seasons of sun and snow, their windows reflecting the immense, ever-present sky. The character of this place is one of quiet endurance, a steadfast presence against the immensity of the natural world, where life unfolds at a pace dictated by the turning of the earth and the turning of the seasons. The story of Fairmont is one of resilience and the persistent cultivation of the prairie. Its roots are entwined with the agricultural impulse that shaped this region, an economy built on the rich, dark earth that yields its bounty with generous hands. For generations, the land has provided, supporting families and fostering a deep connection to the cycles of planting and harvest. The local businesses, small but vital, serve as the heart of the community, their doorways opening onto streets where the passage of time feels measured not by ticking clocks, but by the slow arc of the sun. While no grand monuments mark its history, the enduring spirit of the early settlers, who carved a life from this seemingly boundless territory, is palpable. There is a quiet dignity in Fairmont, a sense of belonging forged in the shared experience of living under that immense, star-dusted Nebraska sky.
Live animated radar for Fairmont and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Fairmont, Fillmore County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.636952°N, 97.585327°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68354 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairmont, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairmont, Nebraska, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Fairmont includes coordinates 40.636952°N, 97.585327°W, situated in Fillmore County. ZIP code 68354. Telephone area code: 402. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. 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.
