Fairfax, Manitoba Weather

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About Fairfax, Manitoba

Fairfax is a community in 32-5-20-W, Manitoba, Canada. It is classified as a town. Fairfax is located at 49.4350°N, 100.1283°W. It observes Central Time (UTC−6 / −5). Postal code area: R0K.

Fairfax sits quietly within the expansive reach of the prairie, defined by the persistent openness of the sky and the subtle shifts in the horizon. It lies 22.4 km south-south-east of Souris, MB (from Souris, MB: bearing 155°T), and is situated 12.5 km south-south-west of Bunclody. The land surrounding Fairfax leans toward the modest rise known as The Big Tiger, a feature that interrupts the otherwise level grain fields and pastures. During the late afternoon, the light here grows thin and brittle, casting long, sharp shadows that emphasize the texture of the soil and the stillness of the air. While the Souris River runs about 11 km away, its presence is felt more as a distant memory of moisture than as a defining feature of the immediate terrain, leaving the earth to hold its own dry, steady character. The history of Fairfax remains rooted in the agricultural cycles that have long dictated the pace of life, with the nearby Elgin Reservoir, lying about 8 km away, serving as a quiet focal point for the local landscape. Economic life here turns on the cultivation of the surrounding acreage, where the work of the seasons provides a predictable, grounding weight to the days. People in Fairfax navigate their routines with a practical awareness of the changing weather, observing the way the wind moves across the stubble of the fields before winter sets in. This is a locality defined by its resilience, where the architecture of the grain elevator and the layout of the roads reflect a past built on the necessity of moving the harvest toward the wider world.

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About This Fairfax, Manitoba Weather Page

This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairfax, Manitoba, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, ECCC extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modelled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES satellite imagery. Additional sections may include marine and fishing conditions with a solunar forecast for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live Water Survey of Canada river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.

Location data for Fairfax includes coordinates 49.435000°N, 100.128330°W, situated in 32-5-20-W. Postal FSA: R0K. Telephone area code: 204, 431. Timezone: Central Time (UTC−6 / −5).

Weather data is sourced from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from Water Survey of Canada (WSC) via the ECCC GeoMet realtime hydrometric feed. Marine and solunar data are modelled 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-19 and is public domain.