Fairview Beach, Virginia Weather
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About Fairview Beach, Virginia
Fairview Beach lies on a gentle curve of the Northern Neck, where the Potomac River’s wide embrace meets the land. It lies 11.7 miles east of Fredericksburg, VA (from Fredericksburg, VA: bearing 81°T), and is situated 5.5 miles north-west of King George. Here, the air carries the persistent, briny tang of the estuary, a constant reminder of the water’s proximity, and the light, particularly in the late afternoon, softens to a hazy gold, illuminating the marsh grasses and the weathered clapboard of the few houses that dot the shoreline. The landscape itself is a study in understated resilience; low-lying and often damp, it is a place where the earth seems to hold its breath between the tides, the terrain a subtle quilt of sandy soil and brackish wetlands that give way to stands of hardy pines and oaks. The very character of Fairview Beach is one of quiet endurance, a place where the elements dictate the rhythm of life, and the horizon is often blurred by the mist rising from the river. The history of this stretch of the Northern Neck is as old as the colony itself, a narrative intertwined with the ebb and flow of agricultural fortunes and the strategic importance of its waterways. For generations, the economy of Fairview Beach and its surrounding environs was tethered to the bounty of the river and the fertile, though challenging, soil, with fishing and farming forming the bedrock of daily life. While the grand plantations of earlier centuries have long since faded, the echoes of that past remain in the quiet lanes and the stoic bearing of the land. Today, the local economy still draws from the river, though the fishing boats are fewer, replaced in part by the modest tourism that drifts in, drawn by the promise of quiet shores and the chance to cast a line into the historic waters. Fairview Beach retains a distinctive character, a place where the past is not a grand monument but a persistent whisper in the rustling reeds and the gentle lapping of the Potomac.
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| Location | Fairview Beach, King George County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.330126°N, 77.247202°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22485 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairview Beach, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairview Beach, 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 Fairview Beach includes coordinates 38.330126°N, 77.247202°W, situated in King George County. ZIP code 22485. Telephone area code: 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.
