Fairview, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fairview, Northumberland County.
Full aviation weather for Fairview is published on the Northumberland County Airport (KN79) page, 6 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. 6 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: Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport (KZER) 19 km · Danville Airport (K8N8) 19 km · Sunbury Airport (K71N) 21 km · Penn Valley Airport (KSEG) 25 km · Bloomsburg Municipal Airport (KN13) 26 km
Conditions reported at KN79 describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 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.
Fairview rests in a landscape shaped by the patient work of water and earth, where rolling farmland gives way to steeper wooded hills that cradle the community. It lies 31.7 miles north-north-west of Lebanon, PA (from Lebanon, PA: bearing 345°T), and is situated 0.7 miles west-south-west of Shamokin. The Susquehanna River, a broad, slow-moving artery, carves a wide valley through the region, its presence felt in the fertile soil and the gentle rise and fall of the terrain as one travels towards its banks. Here, the air often carries the clean scent of distant fields and the damp, cool breath of the river, especially in the early morning when mist still clings to the low-lying meadows. The light, particularly as dusk settles, possesses a soft, diffused quality, painting the western skies in muted shades of lavender and rose, casting long shadows across the patchwork of cultivated fields and dark, silent woods. The history of Fairview is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of the Susquehanna Valley, a land settled and worked by generations who understood its rhythms. Early industries were tied to the river, from milling grain to transporting goods, and the echoes of this past can still be glimpsed in the sturdy, enduring architecture of older farmsteads and the occasional weathered barn. While agriculture remains a significant thread in the local economy, the character of Fairview has broadened, embracing a quiet modernity that doesn't erase its rural roots. Small businesses line its main thoroughfares, catering to the needs of its residents, and the pace of life reflects the broader, unhurried cadence of the surrounding countryside. The spirit of Fairview is one of steady resilience, a quiet pride in the land it occupies and the enduring community it fosters.
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.
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| Location | Fairview, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.783974°N, 76.569959°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 | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
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, 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 40.783974°N, 76.569959°W, situated in Northumberland 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. 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.