Salem, Utah Weather
Salem, Utah — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Salem, Utah County.
Full aviation weather for Salem is published on the Spanish Fork Municipal Airport/Woodhouse Field (KSPK) page, 10 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: Provo Municipal Airport (KPVU) 19 km · J. Randy McKnight Nephi Municipal Airport (KU14) 39 km · West Desert Airpark (KUT9) 41 km · Heber Valley Airport (KHCR) 52 km
Conditions reported at KSPK describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 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, Utah
Salem, Utah, unfolds against a backdrop of dramatic geological grandeur. It lies 4.4 miles south-south-west of Spanish Fork, UT (from Spanish Fork, UT: bearing 193°T), and is situated 8.4 miles south-south-west of Springville. The land here is a study in contrasts: the gentle slopes of the eastern foothills of the Wasatch Mountains rise abruptly, their scrub-oak and juniper-dotted expanses catching the sun in shades of ochre and sage. Below, the valley floor, shaped by ancient lakebeds and the patient work of water, offers a richer, darker soil, punctuated by the emerald blush of irrigated fields. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crisp, clean scent, a distillation of pine from the higher elevations and the faint, sweet perfume of alfalfa ready for harvest. The sky above Salem is a vast, ever-changing canvas, often a startling, crystalline blue that deepens to an impossible violet as dusk descends, painting the western peaks in hues of rose and amethyst. The history of Salem is intertwined with the pioneering spirit that settled this fertile valley. Originally established by Scandinavian immigrants drawn to the promise of productive farmland, the town retains a quiet, industrious character, its economy still largely rooted in agriculture. Fields of corn and beans stretch towards the horizon, their straight lines a testament to generations of careful cultivation. Dairy farms, their silos standing like stoic sentinels, contribute to the region’s agricultural output, and the hum of tractors is a familiar sound during planting and harvest seasons. Beyond the fields, the influence of nearby Utah Lake adds a subtle dimension, a distant shimmer that hints at recreation and a broader natural network, while the underlying geology whispers of the immense forces that shaped this land, a story told in the very texture of the mountains that stand watch.
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, Utah County, Utah |
| Coordinates | 40.05301°N, 111.673536°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 84653 |
| Area Code | 801 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Salem, Utah Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Salem, Utah, 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 40.053010°N, 111.673536°W, situated in Utah County. ZIP code 84653. Telephone area code: 801. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
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.
