Salem, New Jersey Weather
Salem, New Jersey — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Salem, Salem County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Salem. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Salem is published on the Wilmington Airport (KILG) page, 17 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: Summit Airport (KEVY) 22 km · Bucks Airport (K00N) 27 km · Cecil County Airport (K58M) 34 km · Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL) 39 km · New Garden Airport (KN57) 39 km
Conditions reported at KILG describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Salem specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Salem, New Jersey
Salem rests in a broad, fertile plain where the Delaware River’s influence is felt in the rich, dark soil and the gentle murmur of tributary creeks. It lies 12.8 miles south-south-east of Wilmington, DE (from Wilmington, DE: bearing 161°T), and is situated 6.2 miles south-south-east of Pennsville. The landscape here is a quiet embrace of agriculture, a patchwork of verdant fields that stretch towards a horizon softened by the humid air, particularly as the sun begins its descent, painting the sky in hues of apricot and rose. Ancient oaks, their branches gnarled like the hands of timekeepers, stand sentinel along the lanes, their leaves rustling secrets of seasons past, while the air itself carries the earthy scent of turned soil and the distant hum of machinery, a testament to the enduring connection between the people and the land they cultivate. Salem’s story is deeply entwined with its founding as a Quaker settlement, a legacy that still resonates in the quiet dignity of its historic architecture and the thoughtful pace of its daily life. The local economy, historically reliant on the bountiful harvests of its surrounding farms, continues to thrive on agricultural endeavors, with produce from Salem’s rich earth finding its way to markets near and far. The picturesque waterfront, once a bustling hub of trade, now offers a tranquil counterpoint, its slow-moving waters reflecting the enduring spirit of a community that honors its past while tending to the needs of the present, a place where history feels less like a distant echo and more like a living presence.
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, Salem County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 39.57178°N, 75.467142°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 08079 |
| Area Code | 856, 609 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Salem, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Salem, New Jersey, 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 39.571780°N, 75.467142°W, situated in Salem County. ZIP code 08079. Telephone area code: 856, 609. 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.
