Salem, Kentucky Weather
Salem, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Salem, Russell County.
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About Salem, Kentucky
Salem unfolds in a quiet embrace of rolling hills, where the earth itself seems to sigh with contentment. It lies 45.9 miles north-north-east of Monroe, TN (from Monroe, TN: bearing 18°T), and is situated 5.8 miles east of Russell Springs. The landscape here is a soft, undulating canvas, brushed with the deep greens of summer pastures and the richer, earthier tones of tilled fields. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent cloud cover, paints the broad valleys in hues of pale gold, illuminating the scattered farmsteads and the meandering lines of fence posts that mark out the land. The air itself carries a gentle coolness, a whisper from the nearby Cumberland Plateau, and in the evenings, a profound stillness settles, broken only by the distant lowing of cattle or the chirp of unseen crickets. This is a corner of Kentucky where history breathes in the very soil, a place shaped by generations who carved their lives from its generous, yet demanding, terrain. The economy of Salem has long been tied to the land, its bounty harvested through farming and livestock, a tradition that continues to anchor the community. While larger industries have largely passed it by, a resilient spirit endures, a quiet pride in self-sufficiency and neighborly bonds. The old general store, its wooden planks worn smooth by countless footsteps, still serves as a hub, a repository of local lore and the day's happenings, a silent testament to the enduring character of Salem.
Live animated radar for Salem and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Salem, Russell County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.068959°N, 84.985508°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 41352, 42642, 42078 |
| Area Code | 270, 364 |
| Page generated | July 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, 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 37.068959°N, 84.985508°W, situated in Russell 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. 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.
