Salem, North Carolina Weather
Salem, North Carolina — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Salem, Pasquotank County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Salem. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Salem is published on the Elizabeth City Regional Airport & Coast Guard Air Station (KECG) page, 8 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. 5 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: Currituck County Regional Airport (KONX) 24 km · Northeastern Regional Airport (KEDE) 44 km · Chesapeake Regional Airport (KCPK) 55 km · Fentress Naval Auxiliary Landing Field (KNFE) 55 km
Conditions reported at KECG describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 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, North Carolina
Salem breathes the humid, salt-kissed air of the Albemarle Sound region, a place where the land slopes gently towards the water, a subtle surrender to the persistent pull of the tides. It lies 43.6 miles south of Chesapeake, VA (from Chesapeake, VA: bearing 169°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-east of Elizabeth City. Pine forests, their needles whispering secrets on the breeze, fringe fields that lie flat and fertile, testament to the patient cultivation of generations. The sky here stretches wide, a canvas for sunsets that bleed into shades of bruised plum and fiery saffron, painting the quiet waters with fleeting, incandescent glory. The very character of Salem is etched in the languid flow of the Pasquotank River, a constant companion that shapes the horizon and dictates the pace of life. The history of Salem is inextricably tied to the bounty of its waterways and the resilience of its people, a narrative woven through the agricultural traditions that still anchor its economy. For centuries, this land has yielded its harvest, from the crops that feed the nation to the timber that built its homes. While the whispers of its past are carried on the wind, Salem today finds its distinctiveness in its enduring connection to the water, the quiet hum of small businesses along its modest thoroughfares, and the deep, unassuming pride of those who call it home. The echo of distant maritime trade and the enduring spirit of a community that has weathered the ebb and flow of time give Salem a character that is both rooted and serene.
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, Pasquotank County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.199603°N, 76.129928°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27320, 27101, 27030, 28655 |
| Area Code | 336, 828 |
| Page generated | September 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, 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 36.199603°N, 76.129928°W, situated in Pasquotank 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. 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.
