Fairview, West Virginia Weather
Fairview, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fairview, Mason County.
Full aviation weather for Fairview is published on the Mason County Airport (K3I2) page, 11 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. 3 airfields within reach of Fairview 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 Fairview: Gallia Meigs Regional Airport (KGAS) 21 km · James A Rhodes Airport (KJRO) 49 km
Conditions reported at K3I2 describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fairview specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fairview.
About Fairview, West Virginia
Fairview rests in a fold of the land, where the rolling hills of West Virginia begin to deepen into the Appalachian foothills. It lies 31.1 miles south-west of Parkersburg, WV (from Parkersburg, WV: bearing 230°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south-south-west of Chester. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth and pine, especially after a rain, and the sun, when it breaks through the often-present cloud cover, casts a soft, diffused light across the landscape. The terrain is a study in gentle slopes and more abrupt ravines, with pockets of dense woodland giving way to open fields where cattle graze and the occasional farmhouse stands sentinel. The roads themselves seem to follow the contours of the land, winding and curving as if in conversation with the natural topography, and at dusk, the scattered porch lights begin to bloom like shy fireflies against the deepening indigo of the sky. The history of Fairview is deeply intertwined with the coal industry that once pulsed through this region, a legacy that can still be felt in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of its buildings and the quiet stoicism of its residents. While the mines may have largely fallen silent, the spirit of hard work and resourcefulness endures, often manifesting in small, independent businesses and a strong sense of community self-reliance. The nearby Ohio River, a vital artery for commerce and transportation for generations, continues to shape the character of the area, its presence a constant hum in the background of daily life. Though not a place of grand pronouncements or bustling metropolises, Fairview offers a glimpse into a more grounded existence, where the rhythm of the seasons and the ties of neighborliness remain paramount.
Live animated radar for Fairview 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 | Fairview, Mason County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.978968°N, 82.006806°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 26377, 26570 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairview, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairview, West Virginia, 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 Fairview includes coordinates 38.978968°N, 82.006806°W, situated in Mason County. ZIP code 26377, 26570. Telephone area code: 304. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
