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, Saline County.
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About Salem, Arkansas
Salem breathes a humid, earthy scent, a characteristic of the Ouachita foothills where it resides. It lies 4.7 miles north-north-east of Benton, AR (from Benton, AR: bearing 20°T), and is situated 4.5 miles west-north-west of Bryant. The land here is a gentle swell and dip, cloaked in a dense, verdant quilt of pines and hardwoods that seem to absorb the very light. Summer afternoons are thick with the hum of cicadas, a persistent, low thrumming that becomes the soundtrack of the season, while winter mornings can bring a brittle, crystalline frost that clings to the low-lying branches. Creel Creek, a modest waterway, meanders through the periphery, its banks often fringed with a tangle of wild azaleas and the occasional flash of a kingfisher. The history of Salem is intertwined with the timber and cotton that once dominated this corner of Saline County. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile soil and the promise of the forest, established a foothold here, their lives dictated by the seasons and the demands of agriculture. Though the fields are not as expansive as they once were, the legacy of those times lingers in the weathered barns and the enduring spirit of self-reliance that still defines the character of Salem. The local economy, while diversified now, still carries echoes of its agricultural past, with small farms and woodland enterprises contributing to the quiet hum of commerce.
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| Location | Salem, Saline County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 34.628981°N, 92.558216°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 34.628981°N, 92.558216°W, situated in Saline 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.
