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, Union County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fairfield. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fairfield is published on the Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport (KEQY) page, 22 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. 5 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: Anson County Airport - Jeff Cloud Field (KAFP) 29 km · Stanly County Airport (KVUJ) 45 km · Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (KJQF) 47 km · Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT) 53 km
Conditions reported at KEQY describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 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 in a landscape of gentle swells and broad horizons, where fields of cotton and corn unfurl under an expansive Carolina sky. It lies 10.5 miles east-north-east of Monroe, NC (from Monroe, NC: bearing 61°T), and is situated 7.1 miles east-south-east of Unionville. The air here carries the scent of damp earth after a summer shower, a subtle perfume that mingles with the distant hum of cicadas. Oak trees, ancient and gnarled, stand sentinel along the country roads, their branches reaching out like welcoming arms, and the light, especially in the late afternoon, softens the edges of everything, casting long, golden shadows that seem to hold the quiet stories of the land. The history of Fairfield is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its people and the quiet resilience of its agricultural roots. Once a vital hub for the surrounding farming communities, its economy still draws strength from the fertile soil that has sustained families for generations, with crops like soybeans and tobacco having shaped its character. Though the rhythm of life in Fairfield has certainly evolved, a palpable sense of continuity remains, a quiet acknowledgment of the past that informs the present, a place where the echoes of its founding are still felt in the slow, steady pulse of everyday life.
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, Union County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.060428°N, 80.387286°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 35.060428°N, 80.387286°W, situated in Union 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.
