Heat Persists Across the Central and Western U.S.; Fire Weather Concerns in the Rockies and High Plains
Record-breaking heat expected in the Central and Western U.S. for the next several days. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will create elevated to critical fire weather conditions over portions of the Rockies and High Plains Wednesday and Thursday. Rain and mountain snow are possible across the Pacific Northwest into the Rockies through Wednesday. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Salem OR Issued by: National Weather Service Portland, OR Last Update: 2:01 am PDT Mar 25, 2026 |  |
| Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 45. Calm wind. Wednesday: Showers, mainly after noon. High near 54. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Wednesday Night: Patchy frost after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Thursday: Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Thursday Night: Areas of frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 34. North wind 3 to 7 mph. Friday: Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Sunday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Monday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Monday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Tuesday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. | |
| Salem OR 44.93°N 123.02°W (Elev. 161 ft) | |
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