Salem, South Carolina Weather
Salem, South 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, Oconee County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Salem. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Salem is published on the Oconee County Regional Airport (KCEU) page, 26 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: Pickens County Airport (KLQK) 26 km · Anderson Regional Airport (KAND) 50 km · Donaldson Field Airport (KGYH) 57 km · Greenville Downtown Airport (KGMU) 57 km
Conditions reported at KCEU describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 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, South Carolina
Salem unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills, where the verdant tapestry of forests gives way to open fields, the air often carrying the sweet, earthy scent of turned soil. It lies 32.5 miles north-west of Anderson, SC (from Anderson, SC: bearing 325°T), and is situated 10.0 miles north-north-east of Walhalla. The terrain here, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, offers a gentle, yet persistent, rise and fall, creating a sense of spaciousness that belies its relatively contained geography. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, seems to linger, casting long, warm shadows that soften the edges of barns and the stoic facades of older homes, imbuing Salem with a quiet, contemplative beauty. The history of Salem is deeply intertwined with the agricultural heritage of the region, its early settlers drawn to the fertile ground for farming, a tradition that continues to shape its local economy today, with crops like corn and soybeans often dotting the horizon. While not a place of grand historical pronouncements, Salem possesses a sturdy, enduring character, built on the resilience of those who have worked this land for generations. The nearby Keowee-Toxaway State Park, with its scenic beauty and historical echoes of its past as a Cherokee hunting ground, offers a profound connection to the natural world and the deep time that predates human settlement, a constant reminder of the enduring spirit of this corner of South Carolina.
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, Oconee County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.889816°N, 82.976536°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29555, 29583, 29512, 29676 |
| Area Code | 843, 854, 864 |
| Page generated | September 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, 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 34.889816°N, 82.976536°W, situated in Oconee 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. 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.
