Salem, Nebraska Weather
Salem, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Salem, Richardson County.
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About Salem, Nebraska
Salem rests in the wide embrace of Richardson County, a scatter of buildings against a horizon that seems to stretch into forever, where the land rolls in gentle swells of cultivated earth and prairie grass. It lies 50.9 miles west-north-west of Saint Joseph, MO (from Saint Joseph, MO: bearing 295°T), and is situated 6.4 miles west of Falls City. The sky here is a vast canvas, changing from the sharp, clean blue of midday to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of twilight, painting the quiet streets in hues of an old, forgotten dream. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean, damp scent of turned soil and the faint, sweet perfume of wild clover, a subtle testament to the fertile ground that defines this place. The history of Salem is etched not in grand monuments, but in the weathered wood of its older homes and the quiet persistence of its agricultural roots. This was a place built by hands that understood the seasons and the soil, where life revolved around the planting and the harvest, a rhythm that still echoes faintly in the slow pace of daily life. The local economy, like much of this region, remains tied to the land, with farms producing corn and soybeans, their fields a patchwork quilt stretching towards the distant shelterbelts. There are no bustling avenues or clamoring industries here; instead, a sense of enduring quietude prevails, a peaceful surrender to the vast Nebraska sky and the enduring spirit of the land that sustains Salem.
Live animated radar for Salem and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Salem, Richardson County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.075557°N, 95.720821°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68433 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Salem, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Salem, Nebraska, 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 40.075557°N, 95.720821°W, situated in Richardson County. ZIP code 68433. Telephone area code: 402. 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.
