Salem, IN Weather Forecast
Washington County, Indiana
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Salem, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Salem, IN at a glance
Salem is home to about 6,437 people in Washington County, across 4.2 square miles. It ranks 105th by population of 175 places in Indiana with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Scottsburg, 18 miles away.
- County
- Washington County
- Population
- 6,437 2023 est.
- Land area
- 4.2 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,524
- Forecast point
- 38.6046°N, 86.0975°W
How well can the network see Salem?
The nearest Doppler radar is KLVX (Louisville, KY), to the S. Its lowest scan passes about 3,000 ft above Salem. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. Salem is closer to its radar than 50% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KBFR (Bedford/Grissom Arpt). Far enough that current conditions for Salem are a reading from somewhere else.
Forecasts near Salem
- Scottsburg, IN18 mi
- Austin, IN18 mi
- Brownstown, IN19 mi
- Paoli, IN20 mi
- Mitchell, IN22 mi
- Georgetown, IN22 mi
- Sellersburg, IN22 mi
- New Albany, IN25 mi
Elsewhere in Indiana
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