Fairfield, IL Weather Forecast
Wayne County, Illinois
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Fairfield, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Fairfield, IL at a glance
Fairfield is home to about 4,738 people in Wayne County, across 4.1 square miles. It ranks 337th by population of 441 places in Illinois with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Flora, 20 miles away.
- County
- Wayne County
- Population
- 4,738 2023 est.
- Land area
- 4.1 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,156
- Forecast point
- 38.3806°N, 88.3725°W
How well can the network see Fairfield?
The nearest Doppler radar is KVWX (Evansville, IN), to the ESE. Its lowest scan passes about 2,300 ft above Fairfield. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. Fairfield is closer to its radar than 62% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KFWC (Fairfield Muni). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Fairfield
- Flora, IL20 mi
- McLeansboro, IL22 mi
- Carmi, IL23 mi
- Olney, IL29 mi
- Mount Vernon, IL30 mi
- Mount Carmel, IL33 mi
- Sumner, IL36 mi
- Salem, IL36 mi
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