Fairchild AFB, Washington Weather
Fairchild AFB, Washington — 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 Fairchild AFB, Spokane County.
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About Fairchild AFB, Washington
Fairchild AFB rests upon the high plains of eastern Washington, a landscape shaped by ancient volcanic flows and carved by the patient hand of wind. It lies 10.7 miles west-south-west of Spokane, WA (from Spokane, WA: bearing 255°T), and is situated 9.7 miles north-north-west of Cheney. Rolling hills, cloaked in a mosaic of sagebrush and hardy grasses, stretch to a horizon often painted with the bruised purples and molten golds of sunset. The air here carries a crispness, a dry coolness that speaks of elevation and proximity to the vast, open skies. In the distance, the subtle undulations of the land suggest the slow, inexorable movements of geological time, a quiet grandeur that humbles the observer. The geometric precision of the base’s infrastructure, a stark contrast to the organic sweep of the surrounding terrain, is softened by the vastness of the sky under which it operates. The establishment of Fairchild AFB is a story interwoven with the strategic needs of a nation at peace and at war, a testament to the enduring importance of air power in the Inland Northwest. Its economic pulse beats in rhythm with the operational tempo of the United States Air Force, drawing personnel and their families who in turn contribute to the local fabric, their lives a temporary, yet significant, thread in the larger narrative of Spokane County. While not a place of ancient ruins or well-trodden tourist paths, Fairchild AFB possesses its own distinctive character, a quiet dignity born of its purpose and the vast, untamed beauty of the land it occupies. The sheer scale of its operations, unseen by most, contributes a unique energy to the region, a constant hum of readiness beneath the tranquil surface of the eastern Washington plateau.
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| Location | Fairchild AFB, Spokane County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.6187°N, 117.6484°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99011 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairchild AFB, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairchild AFB, Washington, 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 Fairchild AFB includes coordinates 47.618700°N, 117.648400°W, situated in Spokane County. ZIP code 99011. Telephone area code: 509. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
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.
