Salem, North Carolina Weather
Salem, North Carolina — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Salem, Nash County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Salem.
About Salem, North Carolina
Salem lies low and quiet in Nash County, a place where the land itself seems to breathe out a humid, earthy scent. It lies 12.8 miles north-north-west of Rocky Mount, NC (from Rocky Mount, NC: bearing 342°T), and is situated 5.8 miles north-north-east of Red Oak. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch to the horizon, their green a vibrant wash against the wider, pale blue of the Carolina sky, occasionally broken by the stoic sentinels of pine trees. The terrain is a gentle, rolling expanse, the kind that invites a slow, meandering drive rather than a hurried passage, and the air hangs thick and sweet, especially after a summer rain. The occasional red-brick farmhouse, weathered by sun and time, offers a splash of warmth against the verdant landscape, hinting at lives lived with a steady, unhurried cadence. The story of Salem is tied to the soil and the spirit of industriousness that has long defined this corner of North Carolina. Agriculture remains the bedrock of its economy, with generations of families tending the same fertile earth that has sustained them for decades, producing crops that feed the wider region. The quiet hum of tractors in the distance is a familiar soundtrack to life here, a constant reminder of the land's enduring bounty. While not a place of grand monuments, Salem holds a subtle charm, a character built not on dramatic pronouncements but on the quiet resilience of its people and the steadfast rhythm of its rural existence.
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.
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| Location | Salem, Nash County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.114597°N, 77.86137°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27320, 27101, 27030, 28655 |
| Area Code | 336, 828 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Salem, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Salem, North Carolina, 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 36.114597°N, 77.861370°W, situated in Nash County. ZIP code 27320, 27101, 27030, 28655. Telephone area code: 336, 828. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
