Fairfield, North Carolina Weather
Fairfield, North Carolina — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Fairfield, Hyde County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fairfield. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fairfield is published on the Hyde County Airport (K7W6) page, 24 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. 3 airfields within reach of Fairfield 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 Fairfield: Ocracoke Island Airport (KW95) 54 km · Plymouth Municipal Airport (KPMZ) 57 km
Conditions reported at K7W6 describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fairfield specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fairfield.
About Fairfield, North Carolina
Fairfield rests low against the broad sweep of the North Carolina coastal plain, where the land softens into the marshy edges of the Pamlico Sound. It lies 55.0 miles east-north-east of New Bern, NC (from New Bern, NC: bearing 57°T), and is situated 22.4 miles east of Belhaven. Here, the air carries a perpetual dampness, a scent of brine and slow-moving water that clings to everything, from the weathered clapboard houses to the ancient live oaks that sag under their own verdant weight. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-present haze, falls in broad, diffused shafts, illuminating the dusty lanes and the quiet, unhurried pace of life that defines Fairfield. The landscape itself is a study in gentle slopes and shallow waterways, channels and creeks that thread through the flat terrain, hinting at the vastness of the sound just beyond. This corner of Hyde County has long been shaped by the water and the land’s bounty, a history etched into its very being. For generations, Fairfield’s economy has been tethered to the bounty of the Pamlico Sound – fishing for speckled trout and flounder, and the cultivation of the rich, dark soil that yields crops like corn and soybeans. The echoes of its past are subtle, found not in grand monuments but in the enduring traditions of its people and the quiet resilience of its buildings, many of which have stood watch over the changing seasons for a century or more. Fairfield’s character is one of quiet perseverance, a place where the rhythm of the tides and the cycles of the harvest still hold sway, offering a palpable sense of continuity in a world that often rushes past.
Live animated radar for Fairfield 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Fairfield, Hyde County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.541279°N, 76.224362°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27577, 27408, 28103, 27826 |
| Area Code | 704, 980, 919, 984 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairfield, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairfield, North Carolina, 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 Fairfield includes coordinates 35.541279°N, 76.224362°W, situated in Hyde County. ZIP code 27577, 27408, 28103, 27826. Telephone area code: 704, 980, 919, 984. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
