Salome, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Salome, La Paz County.
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Salome rests in a wide, sun-baked basin, a place where the earth itself seems to exhale heat. It lies 63.2 miles south-east of Lake Havasu, AZ (from Lake Havasu, AZ: bearing 140°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east-north-east of Vicksburg. The landscape is a study in muted ochres and dusty greens, a vast expanse of creosote bush and mesquite that stretches towards distant, hazy mountain ranges. The sky here is a relentless blue for much of the year, and when the sun dips below the horizon, it bleeds into the west with a fierce, painterly intensity, casting long, distorted shadows from the scrub and the occasional, solitary saguaro cactus. The air, even in the cooler months, carries a dry, clean scent of dust and sun-warmed rock, a tangible presence that settles on everything. The history of Salome is tied to the arid land and the persistent hope of discovery. Once, prospectors dreamt of gold and silver in these hills, their hopes often as fleeting as the desert rain. Later, the fertile soil, coaxed into yielding by irrigation, became the focus, supporting a modest agricultural economy centered on alfalfa and cotton, their verdant fields a stark contrast to the surrounding desert. The distinctive character of Salome is its quiet resilience, a testament to lives lived in partnership with a demanding environment, where the pace is dictated by the sun and the seasons, and where the closest neighbor might be miles away, a speck of dust on the horizon.
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| Location | Salome, La Paz County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 33.781142°N, 113.614652°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85348 |
| Area Code | 480 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Salome, Arizona, 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 Salome includes coordinates 33.781142°N, 113.614652°W, situated in La Paz County. ZIP code 85348. Telephone area code: 480. Timezone: Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix).
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.