Fairview, North Carolina Weather
Fairview, 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 Fairview, Macon County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fairview. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fairview is published on the Macon County Airport (K1A5) page, 20 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. 4 airfields within reach of Fairview 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 Fairview: Western Carolina Regional Airport (KRHP) 23 km · Jackson County Airport (K24A) 39 km · Blairsville Airport (KDZJ) 58 km
Conditions reported at K1A5 describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fairview specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fairview.
About Fairview, North Carolina
Fairview, a place where the Appalachian Mountains begin their earnest ascent, breathes a quiet dignity into the landscape. It lies 29.5 miles south-south-east of Blount, TN (from Blount, TN: bearing 156°T), and is situated 15.7 miles west-north-west of Franklin. Rolling hills, cloaked in an ever-shifting tapestry of greens and golds, cup the small valley where Fairview itself rests. The air here carries the clean, damp scent of pine needles and the distant murmur of unseen creeks, a constant lullaby against the sharper edges of the world. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent mists, has a soft, diffused quality, painting the weathered clapboard houses and the sturdy brick storefronts with a gentle, aged luminescence. The rhythm of life in Fairview is measured, not by the frantic pulse of a metropolis, but by the slow turning of seasons and the steady progress of the sun across the sky. The history of Fairview is as deeply rooted as the ancient oaks that dot its surrounding slopes. Once a vital stop along a route for those seeking fertile ground and a new start, its economy has always been tied to the bounty of the land. Generations have coaxed life from the rich soil, raising tobacco, corn, and later, embracing the burgeoning nursery industry that still thrives today, its colorful blooms a vibrant testament to the enduring spirit of its people. While the whispers of logging camps and the echoes of early settlers are faint now, they contribute to the quiet character of Fairview, a place where the past is not forgotten but rather woven into the present like the intricate patterns of a hand-stitched quilt. The local community, bound by shared heritage and a deep appreciation for the natural beauty that surrounds them, fosters a sense of belonging as palpable as the cool mountain air.
Live animated radar for Fairview 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 | Fairview, Macon County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.281203°N, 83.632667°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28144, 28730, 27017, 28110 |
| Area Code | 336, 704, 980 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairview, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairview, 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 Fairview includes coordinates 35.281203°N, 83.632667°W, situated in Macon County. ZIP code 28144, 28730, 27017, 28110. Telephone area code: 336, 704, 980. 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.
