Salem, Georgia Weather
Salem, Georgia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Salem, Upson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Salem. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Salem is published on the Butler Municipal Airport (K6A1) page, 22 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. 3 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: Thomaston Upson County Airport (KOPN) 23 km · Roosevelt Memorial Airport (K5A9) 52 km
Conditions reported at K6A1 describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 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, Georgia
Salem, a quiet settlement in Upson County, Georgia, unfolds across a gentle, rolling terrain, where pine forests stand sentinel over fertile red clay fields. It lies 32.7 miles west of Macon, GA (from Macon, GA: bearing 260°T), and is situated 12.0 miles south-east of Thomaston. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the sweet, earthy scent of damp soil and sun-warmed pine needles, a fragrance that clings to the very fabric of everyday life. Scattered farmsteads dot the landscape, their weathered barns and modest homes softened by the patina of time, their inhabitants moving with a deliberate, unhurried grace that seems to echo the slow meandering of the nearby creeks. The sky above Salem is vast and often a painterly canvas, particularly as dusk descends, when hues of lavender and rose bleed into the deepening blue, illuminating the silhouettes of ancient oaks and the occasional church steeple. The history of Salem is as deeply rooted as the venerable trees that grace its outskirts, a narrative woven from the threads of early Georgia settlement and agricultural endeavor. For generations, cotton and timber formed the backbone of its local economy, shaping the lives and livelihoods of its people. While these industries have evolved, the spirit of hard work and self-reliance persists, evident in the small businesses that still cluster around the heart of Salem and the enduring connection to the land. One might find echoes of its past in the crumbling foundations of old homesteads, or in the quiet dignity of the local cemetery, where generations lie in peaceful repose, their stories whispered by the rustling leaves.
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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Salem, Upson County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 32.758749°N, 84.187692°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 30677, 30736, 30906, 31016 |
| Area Code | 706, 762, 912 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Salem, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Salem, Georgia, 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 32.758749°N, 84.187692°W, situated in Upson County. ZIP code 30677, 30736, 30906, 31016. Telephone area code: 706, 762, 912. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
