Fairfax, Vermont Weather
Fairfax, Vermont — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fairfax, Franklin County.
Full aviation weather for Fairfax is published on the Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (KBTV) page, 24 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 Fairfax 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 Fairfax: Franklin County State Airport (KFSO) 31 km · Morrisville-Stowe State Airport (KMVL) 34 km · Plattsburgh International Airport (KPBG) 36 km · Shelburne Airport (KVT8) 38 km · Basin Harbor Airport (KB06) 60 km
Conditions reported at KBTV describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fairfax specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fairfax.
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.
Live animated radar for Fairfax 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 | Fairfax, Franklin County, Vermont |
| Coordinates | 44.665327°N, 73.008749°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 05454 |
| Area Code | 802 |
| Page generated | September 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, 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 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. 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.
