Salem, Arkansas Weather
Salem, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Salem, Fulton County.
Full aviation weather for Salem is published on the Horseshoe Bend Airport (K6M2) page, 18 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. 6 airfields within reach of Salem 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 Salem: Sharp County Regional Airport (KCVK) 26 km · Thayer Memorial Airport (K42M) 28 km · Melbourne Municipal John E Miller Field (K42A) 33 km · Calico Rock Izard County Airport (K37T) 37 km · West Plains Regional Airport (KUNO) 57 km
Conditions reported at K6M2 describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Salem specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Salem.
About Salem, Arkansas
Salem rests in the Ozark foothills, a landscape defined by rolling hills that soften into broad valleys, where the earth exhales a scent of damp soil and pine. It lies 72.3 miles west-north-west of Jonesboro, AR (from Jonesboro, AR: bearing 301°T), and is situated 17.8 miles west-north-west of Cherokee Village. Creeks, born from springs hidden in shadowed hollows, meander through pastures and dense woodlands, their waters catching the sun in fleeting, silver glints. The air here, particularly in the hushed hours of late afternoon, carries a palpable stillness, a quiet invitation to observe the slow, deliberate unfolding of the day. The character of Salem is etched into the weathered wood of its older buildings and the open, friendly faces of its inhabitants, a blend of resilience and quiet contentment that seems to mirror the enduring strength of the surrounding hills. The history of Salem is deeply entwined with the land, a story of hardy settlers drawn by the promise of fertile soil and the bounty of the forests. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood of this region, with cattle grazing on emerald pastures and crops reaching towards the vast Arkansas sky. Small businesses, often family-run, form the economic heart of Salem, their quiet hum a counterpoint to the natural sounds of the countryside. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring spirit of community, nurtured by shared experiences and a deep connection to this particular corner of Fulton County, stands as Salem's most distinctive feature, a quiet testament to lives lived with purpose and a profound appreciation for the simple beauty of their home.
Live animated radar for Salem 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.
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| Location | Salem, Fulton County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 36.371176°N, 91.822648°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71720, 72576, 71943, 72019 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Salem, Arkansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Salem, Arkansas, 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 Salem includes coordinates 36.371176°N, 91.822648°W, situated in Fulton County. ZIP code 71720, 72576, 71943, 72019. Telephone area code: 870. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
