Salem, Virginia Weather
Salem, Virginia — 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, Page County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Salem. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Salem is published on the Luray Caverns Airport (KLUA) page, 5 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. 6 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: New Market Airport (K8W2) 14 km · Front Royal Warren County Airport (KFRR) 40 km · Bridgewater Air Park (KVBW) 47 km · Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (KSHD) 52 km · Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (KCHO) 57 km
Conditions reported at KLUA describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 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, Virginia
Salem, Virginia, unfolds in a verdant embrace between the rolling Blue Ridge Mountains and the Shenandoah Valley, a landscape sculpted by ancient forces and softened by the gentle flow of the Roanoke River. It lies 22.0 miles north-east of Harrisonburg, VA (from Harrisonburg, VA: bearing 52°T), and is situated 5.0 miles west-south-west of Luray. The air here, especially in the early mornings, carries the clean scent of pine and damp earth, a palpable coolness that hints at the mountain shadows even on the brightest days. Farms, their fields a patchwork of emerald and gold, climb the lower slopes, giving way to denser woods that climb higher, their crowns a deep, unbroken green against the vast, often startlingly blue sky. The character of Salem is one of quiet persistence, a place where the land dictates the rhythm of life, where the distant call of a hawk can still be heard above the hum of the day. The history of Salem is deeply entwined with the agricultural heritage of the Shenandoah Valley, its fertile soil once cultivated by generations who learned to coax sustenance from the land. This enduring connection to the earth is still evident in the local economy, where farming, though changed, remains a vital thread. The presence of nearby institutions of learning has also shaped Salem, infusing it with a youthful energy and intellectual curiosity that contrasts with the enduring, grounded nature of its agricultural roots. The Roanoke River, a constant presence, once served as a pathway for trade and travel, and today it offers a quiet beauty, its waters reflecting the changing seasons and the stoic mountains that stand sentinel over Salem.
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, Page County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.644286°N, 78.547789°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22835, 22713, 23456, 24153 |
| Area Code | 757, 276, 540 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Salem, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Salem, Virginia, 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 38.644286°N, 78.547789°W, situated in Page County. ZIP code 22835, 22713, 23456, 24153. Telephone area code: 757, 276, 540. 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.
