Salem, South Carolina Weather
Salem, South 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, Marlboro County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Salem.
About Salem, South Carolina
Salem exists where the flatlands of Marlboro County begin their slow, deliberate swell towards the gentle rise of the Pee Dee River basin. It lies 23.4 miles north of Florence, SC (from Florence, SC: bearing 9°T), and is situated 6.1 miles south of Bennettsville. The air here, especially in the languid heat of late afternoon, carries the earthy fragrance of pine needles and damp soil, a scent that clings to the broad, sun-bleached porches of its modest homes. Fields of soybeans and corn stretch out under a sky that can shift from a blinding, bleached blue to a bruised, bruised purple as evening approaches, the light softening the edges of the landscape, turning the dusty roads into ribbons of muted gold. Live oaks, draped in Spanish moss like ancient mourners, stand sentinel along the few main arteries, their gnarled limbs testament to seasons of sun and storm. The history of Salem is written in the quiet persistence of its people and the enduring agricultural rhythms that have shaped its existence for generations. This was a place built on the back of cotton, then tobacco, and while those fields may not hold the same dominance they once did, the land still dictates much of the local economy, with farming and its related industries providing a steady, if unglamorous, livelihood. The old General Store, its wooden floors worn smooth by countless footsteps, still serves as a gathering point, a place where news travels as slowly and steadily as the muddy waters of the nearby Great Pee Dee River. There are no grand monuments here, no towering edifices; the distinction of Salem lies in its unvarnished authenticity, the quiet dignity of a community that has weathered the changes of time with a stoic grace, its character as deeply rooted as the ancient oaks.
Live animated radar for Salem and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Salem, Marlboro County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.530436°N, 79.701171°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29555, 29583, 29512, 29676 |
| Area Code | 843, 854, 864 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Salem, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Salem, South 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 34.530436°N, 79.701171°W, situated in Marlboro County. ZIP code 29555, 29583, 29512, 29676. Telephone area code: 843, 854, 864. 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.
