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, Surry County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Salem.
About Salem, North Carolina
Salem, North Carolina, unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills, where the fertile Yadkin River valley begins to yield to the more rugged terrain leading toward the Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 36.2 miles north-north-west of Winston Salem, NC (from Winston Salem, NC: bearing 327°T), and is situated 2.7 miles north of Mount Airy. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the deep, earthy scent of damp soil and ripening corn, a testament to the land's enduring agricultural heart. Fields of soybeans and tobacco, in their respective seasons, stretch out like quilted patches of green and gold, punctuated by stands of mature oak and hickory that cast long, cool shadows in the late afternoon sun. The roads that wind through Salem are often lined with ancient stone walls, their moss-covered faces whispering of generations who cleared and cultivated this ground, their labor etched not in grand monuments, but in the very contours of the earth. The history of Salem is deeply intertwined with the agricultural traditions that continue to define its economy, with tobacco and dairy farming long holding sway. While the pace of life here is unhurried, it is not stagnant; a quiet industriousness can be felt in the hum of tractors in the fields and the steady work at local processing plants. Salem has a character all its own, a blend of rural stoicism and a subtle, enduring community spirit, where neighbors still know each other's names and the changing seasons dictate the rhythm of daily life. Though not a place of grand pronouncements, Salem carries the quiet dignity of a community that has weathered time and change, its roots firmly planted in the rich soil of its surroundings.
Live animated radar for Salem and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Salem, Surry County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.53819°N, 80.601176°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 36.538190°N, 80.601176°W, situated in Surry 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.
