Fairview, Pennsylvania Weather
Fairview, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fairview, Luzerne County.
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About Fairview, Pennsylvania
Fairview unfolds across rolling terrain, a verdant expanse where the earth exhales a damp, loamy scent after a spring rain. It lies 5.1 miles south of Wilkes Barre, PA (from Wilkes Barre, PA: bearing 178°T), and is situated 5.1 miles south of Wilkes-Barre. The landscape here is a gentle swell, not the dramatic peaks of distant mountains, but a more intimate undulation of hills that cradle small pockets of farmland and residential neighborhoods. Oak and maple trees, their branches still bare in the early light of a Pennsylvania spring, stand sentinel over fields that await the farmer's plow. The air carries a crispness, a clean, cool breath that hints at the nearby Susquehanna River, though its presence is felt more as a whispered promise of moisture than an immediate visual spectacle. The history of Fairview is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the quiet industry that has shaped its character. Once a region deeply entwined with the anthracite coal mining that fueled a nation, the echoes of that era can still be sensed in the stoic resilience of its residents. While the mines have largely fallen silent, the land retains a subtle memory of that strenuous labor, a grounding weight beneath the surface. Today, Fairview's economy hums with a more diversified energy, a blend of small businesses, local services, and the quiet agricultural traditions that continue to thrive in the fertile valleys. The distinctive character of Fairview lies in this blend of past labor and present quietude, a place where the rhythm of life moves with a steady, unpretentious beat.
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| Location | Fairview, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.171749°N, 75.877974°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17866, 15052, 15501, 16050 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairview, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairview, Pennsylvania, 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 Fairview includes coordinates 41.171749°N, 75.877974°W, situated in Luzerne County. ZIP code 17866, 15052, 15501, 16050. Telephone area code: 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
