Salem, Kentucky Weather
Salem, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Salem, Livingston County.
Full aviation weather for Salem is published on the Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional Airport (KGDA) page, 14 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: Kentucky Dam State Park Airport (KM34) 29 km · Princeton-Caldwell County Airport (K2M0) 38 km · Sturgis Municipal Airport (KTWT) 40 km · Metropolis Municipal Airport (KM30) 46 km · Providence Webster County Airport (K8M9) 48 km
Conditions reported at KGDA describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 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, Kentucky
Salem unfolds across rolling terrain, a landscape where the sky feels vast and the earth a deep, comforting brown. It lies 23.2 miles east-north-east of Paducah, KY (from Paducah, KY: bearing 57°T), and is situated 14.8 miles north-west of Eddyville. Fields of grain, ripening under the Kentucky sun, stretch towards horizons softened by the distant whisper of trees. The air here carries the scent of loam and sun-baked hay, a perfume that settles into your lungs with a quiet sense of homecoming. The houses, often painted in hues of white or pale blue, stand with a dignified simplicity, their porches inviting a moment of repose. Evenings bring a particular kind of stillness, as the sun dips low, painting the clouds in strokes of apricot and rose, a gentle benediction on the day's end. The history of Salem is a story told in the very soil and the enduring spirit of its people, deeply connected to the agricultural heart of Livingston County. For generations, the land has yielded its bounty, sustaining families and shaping the character of the community. The local economy, once perhaps more diversified, now leans on the steady pulse of farming, with soybeans and corn prominent among the crops that define the surrounding countryside. While grand monuments are few, the enduring strength of Salem lies in its close-knit relationships and the quiet pride in a life lived close to the land. The rhythm of life in Salem is less about hurried strides and more about a measured, thoughtful pace, where neighbors know each other's names and the passing of seasons is a shared experience.
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, Livingston County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.264498°N, 88.244197°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 41352, 42642, 42078 |
| Area Code | 270, 364 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Salem, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Salem, Kentucky, 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 37.264498°N, 88.244197°W, situated in Livingston County. ZIP code 41352, 42642, 42078. Telephone area code: 270, 364. 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.
