Fairchilds, Texas Weather
Fairchilds, Texas — 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 Fairchilds, Fort Bend County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fairchilds. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fairchilds is published on the Lane Airpark (KT54) page, 10 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 Fairchilds 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 Fairchilds: Houston Fort Bend Airport (K2H5) 14 km · Sugar Land Regional Airport (KSGR) 24 km · Houston Southwest Airport (KAXH) 30 km · Houston Executive Airport (KTME) 43 km · West Houston Airport (KIWS) 44 km
Conditions reported at KT54 describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fairchilds specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fairchilds.
About Fairchilds, Texas
Fairchilds lies under a wide, often brilliant sky, where the land exhales a scent of damp earth and sun-baked grass. It lies 8.9 miles south of Rosenberg, TX (from Rosenberg, TX: bearing 169°T), and is situated 4.1 miles east-north-east of Needville. The terrain here is a subtle affair, a gentle settling of the earth that slopes with a quiet deliberation towards unseen drainage channels, hinting at the slow, purposeful movement of water. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a certain weight, a humid caress that softens the edges of the day and tints the distant horizon with a hazy, golden light. Oak trees, sturdy and familiar, punctuate the open fields, their branches reaching out like patient hands, offering shade and a sense of enduring presence. The history of Fairchilds is interwoven with the agricultural pulse of Fort Bend County, a legacy rooted in the fertile soil that once yielded abundant crops. Though the immediate landscape might suggest a quiet pastoral existence, the economic currents that flow through Fairchilds are varied, influenced by its proximity to larger urban centers and the persistent hum of industry. This locality, more than just a collection of fields and homes, possesses a character shaped by generations who understood the land's potential and the quiet resilience required to coax life from it. The present-day rhythm of Fairchilds is one of measured activity, a place where the echoes of past endeavors still resonate in the present.
Live animated radar for Fairchilds 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 | Fairchilds, Fort Bend County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29.431353°N, 95.780228°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77461 |
| Area Code | 281 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairchilds, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairchilds, Texas, 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 Fairchilds includes coordinates 29.431353°N, 95.780228°W, situated in Fort Bend County. ZIP code 77461. Telephone area code: 281. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
