Selma, Oregon Weather
Selma, Oregon — 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 Selma, Josephine County.
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About Selma, Oregon
Selma breathes with a quiet grace, a scatter of homes and businesses cradled in the verdant folds of southern Oregon's Josephine County. It lies 18.4 miles south-west of Grants Pass, OR (from Grants Pass, OR: bearing 233°T), and is situated 8.2 miles north-north-east of Cave Junction. Here, the land rises in a symphony of Douglas fir and madrone, their ancient branches reaching towards a sky that shifts from the pale blue of morning to the bruised purples and oranges of twilight. The air carries the scent of pine needles and damp earth, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in from all sides. The Rogue River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, carves its path nearby, its murmur a steady counterpoint to the rustling leaves and the occasional call of a hawk circling overhead. The very texture of the place feels weathered and resilient, as if the mountains themselves have lent their enduring stoicism to the human settlement. This pocket of Oregon, Selma, bears the imprint of a past deeply entwined with the earth's bounty. Gold once shimmered in the riverbeds, a siren song that drew prospectors and shaped early ambitions, though the glint has long since faded into memory. Today, the economy hums with a more grounded rhythm, a blend of agriculture and the quiet industry of those who find sustenance in the surrounding forests and fertile valleys. Some of the land still yields timber, a nod to the region's logging heritage, while others tend to orchards or vineyards, their labors mirroring the slow, deliberate growth of the landscape itself. The sense of history here is not a grand monument, but a subtle whisper in the way the old general store still serves as a gathering point, or in the enduring spirit of self-reliance that seems to permeate the very air, a quiet defiance against the erosion of time.
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| Location | Selma, Josephine County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 42.279002°N, 123.615901°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 97538 |
| Area Code | 541 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Selma, Oregon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Selma, Oregon, 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 Selma includes coordinates 42.279002°N, 123.615901°W, situated in Josephine County. ZIP code 97538. Telephone area code: 541. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
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.
