Fairfield, Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Fairfield, Clarke County.
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Fairfield rests in a broad, fertile valley carved by the Shenandoah River, a place where rolling hills, cloaked in the deep greens of oak and maple, surrender to fields of corn and wheat. It lies 10.9 miles east of Winchester, VA (from Winchester, VA: bearing 83°T), and is situated 8.0 miles south-west of Charles Town. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth and sun-baked hay, a perfume that settles over the landscape as the afternoon light softens, casting long, benevolent shadows. The terrain, a gentle undulation of pasture and woodland, hints at the underlying bedrock of limestone, a quiet strength beneath the verdant surface. Even the sky seems to hold a particular clarity, a vast, cerulean expanse that promises clear days and star-dusted nights, a constant, silent witness to the unfolding seasons. The history of Fairfield is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of the Shenandoah Valley, a lineage stretching back to early settlers drawn by the promise of rich soil and plentiful water. For generations, farming has been the lifeblood of this place, with families tending the same land, their lives marked by the planting and harvesting cycles. Small, independent businesses, from the local feed store to the family-owned diner, form the economic heart of Fairfield, their presence a testament to a community that values local enterprise and personal connection. The echoes of bygone eras are subtle, found not in grand monuments, but in the weathered barns and stone walls that punctuate the fields, each one a quiet whisper of human endeavor against the enduring backdrop of the natural world.
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| Location | Fairfield, Clarke County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 39.204826°N, 77.961108°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22611, 24153, 24435 |
| Area Code | 276, 540 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairfield, Virginia, 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 Fairfield includes coordinates 39.204826°N, 77.961108°W, situated in Clarke County. ZIP code 22611, 24153, 24435. Telephone area code: 276, 540. 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.