Fairfax, Vermont Weather
Fairfax, Vermont — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fairfax, Franklin County.
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About Fairfax, Vermont
Fairfax lies cradled in the rolling hills of Franklin County, Vermont, where the landscape itself seems to breathe with a quiet persistence. It lies 16.5 miles north-east of Burlington, VT (from Burlington, VT: bearing 37°T), and is situated 5.3 miles east-north-east of Milton. The land here is a mosaic of dense woodlands, their shadows deepening as the sun arcs across the sky, and open fields stitched with the straight lines of hay bales and grazing cows. Streams, born from the higher ground, meander through the valleys, their surfaces catching the light like scattered mercury. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crispness that hints at the approaching winter, a clean scent of pine and damp earth. The houses of Fairfax are scattered, clustered in small hamlets or standing in proud isolation on their own acreage, each a point of human presence against the vastness of the green and brown. The history of Fairfax is written in the enduring presence of its agricultural roots, a legacy still visible in the working farms that dot the hillsides. For generations, the land has provided, supporting families through the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock. The local economy, while diversified, still carries the imprint of this past, with a strong connection to the land and its bounty. The nearby streams and the larger Missisquoi River have historically offered both power and passage, shaping the early development of the region and hinting at a time when water was the artery of commerce. Fairfax is a place where the past is not so much a distant memory as a living presence, felt in the sturdy architecture of old barns and the enduring spirit of its people.
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| Location | Fairfax, Franklin County, Vermont |
| Coordinates | 44.665327°N, 73.008749°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 05454 |
| Area Code | 802 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairfax, Vermont Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairfax, Vermont, 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 44.665327°N, 73.008749°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 05454. Telephone area code: 802. Timezone: Eastern Time.
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.
