Salem, Arkansas Weather
Salem, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Salem, Pike County.
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About Salem, Arkansas
Salem rests in a rolling expanse of southern Arkansas, where the land breathes a soft, verdant sigh under a sky that can shift from the clear blue of a summer afternoon to the bruised purples of an approaching thunderstorm. It lies 34.7 miles west-south-west of Hot Springs, AR (from Hot Springs, AR: bearing 248°T), and is situated 4.0 miles west-south-west of Glenwood. The terrain here is a gentle series of rises and dips, cloaked in a dense tapestry of hardwoods and pines, their branches forming a whispering canopy that filters the sunlight into dappled patterns on the forest floor. Creeks, like thin silver threads, meander through the valleys, their banks often lined with the stubborn tenacity of wild dogwood and the vibrant splash of honeysuckle, filling the air with a sweet, earthy perfume, especially after a rain. The story of Salem is one etched in the quiet industry of agriculture and the enduring spirit of its people, a legacy tied to the fertile soil and the abundant timber that defines this corner of Pike County. For generations, families here have coaxed sustenance from the earth, their lives marked by the changing seasons and the steady hum of tractors in distant fields. While no grand monuments mark its history, the very fabric of Salem speaks of a time when logging was king, when the scent of sawdust mingled with the damp earth, and the gentle flow of nearby waterways served as vital arteries for commerce and connection. The character of Salem is best understood in the slow, deliberate pace of its days, where conversations unfold on front porches and the evening air carries the distant echo of laughter and the lowing of cattle.
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| Location | Salem, Pike County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 34.311212°N, 93.617688°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 71720, 72576, 71943, 72019 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| Page generated | July 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, 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 Salem includes coordinates 34.311212°N, 93.617688°W, situated in Pike 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. 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.
