Salem Lakes, Wisconsin Weather
Salem Lakes, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Salem Lakes, Kenosha County.
Full aviation weather for Salem Lakes is published on the Camp Lake Airport (K49C) page, 4 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 Lakes 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 Lakes: Campbell Airport (KC81) 23 km · Burlington Municipal Airport (KBUU) 24 km · Grand Geneva Resort Airport (KC02) 25 km · Galt Field (K10C) 27 km · East Troy Municipal Airport (K57C) 37 km
Conditions reported at K49C describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Salem Lakes specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Salem Lakes.
About Salem Lakes, Wisconsin
Salem Lakes, Wisconsin, unfolds as a quiet expanse where rolling farmland meets the subtle, sinuous curves of water. It lies 11.1 miles north of Round Lake Beach, IL (from Round Lake Beach, IL: bearing 357°T), and is situated 8.7 miles west of Pleasant Prairie. The landscape here breathes with a muted, earthy palette, the greens of summer fields yielding to the ochres and russets of autumn, all softened by the generous, wide Wisconsin sky. Gentle swells in the terrain suggest the slow work of glaciers long past, leaving behind fertile ground and the shallow, interconnected basins that give Salem Lakes its name. Sunlight often lies in broad, warm swathes across the fields, broken only by the darker, more textured shadows cast by stands of mature oak and maple that line the roads and cluster around the lake shores. The air itself carries a faint, sweet scent of damp earth and ripening corn, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats beneath the surface of this tranquil place. The history of Salem Lakes is tied to the rhythms of the land and the persistent spirit of those who worked it. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich soil, established farms that have been passed down through generations, their weathered barns and silos standing as silent witnesses to the passage of time. The local economy, while diversifying, still retains a strong connection to agriculture, with fields of corn, soybeans, and dairy farms dotting the periphery. The lakes themselves, though not vast, are the true jewels of Salem Lakes, offering a cool respite in the summer months for fishing, boating, and the simple pleasure of watching dragonflies skim the surface. This is a place where the pace of life is dictated by the seasons, where neighbors still gather for potlucks and the hum of tractors is a familiar, comforting sound, a testament to a community that values continuity and the quiet strength of enduring traditions.
Live animated radar for Salem Lakes 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 Lakes, Kenosha County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 42.531846°N, 88.101649°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 53168 |
| Area Code | 608 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Salem Lakes, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Salem Lakes, Wisconsin, 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 Lakes includes coordinates 42.531846°N, 88.101649°W, situated in Kenosha County. ZIP code 53168. Telephone area code: 608. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
