Fairfax, Oklahoma Weather
Fairfax, Oklahoma — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Fairfax, Osage County.
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About Fairfax, Oklahoma
Fairfax rests upon a land that whispers of ancient seas and wind-scoured plains. It lies 37.3 miles north-north-east of Stillwater, OK (from Stillwater, OK: bearing 32°T), and is situated 17.2 miles north-north-east of Pawnee. The terrain here is a study in gentle swells, the Osage Plains unfurling in broad, undulating strokes beneath an immense sky that can shift from the softest blush of dawn to the deepest indigo of twilight. Scattered Osage orange trees, their gnarled branches reaching like arthritic fingers, dot the landscape, offering patches of shade against the persistent Oklahoma sun. The air itself carries a subtle dryness, a scent of sun-baked earth and prairie grass that speaks of resilience and a quiet, enduring spirit. Even the silence here feels substantial, punctuated only by the distant hum of an infrequent tractor or the cry of a hawk circling high above. The story of Fairfax is entwined with the rich heritage of the Osage Nation, whose ancestral lands these are, and the subsequent discovery of oil that once pulsed beneath this very ground. For decades, this was a hub of petroleum activity, a place where fortunes were made and lost with the capricious rise and fall of the derricks that once punctuated the horizon. Though the oil boom has long since subsided, the legacy remains, a subtle undercurrent in the local character. Today, the economy of Fairfax is more grounded, drawing sustenance from agriculture and the steady, unpretentious flow of everyday life. The town square, a modest gathering of brick buildings, serves as the heart of this community, where conversations linger and the pace of existence feels calibrated to the slow, steady turning of the seasons.
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| Location | Fairfax, Osage County, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 36.573659°N, 96.704199°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 74637 |
| Area Code | 918 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairfax, Oklahoma Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairfax, Oklahoma, 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 Fairfax includes coordinates 36.573659°N, 96.704199°W, situated in Osage County. ZIP code 74637. Telephone area code: 918. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
