Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii
A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Salem OR Issued by: National Weather Service Portland, OR Last Update: 2:41 am PDT Mar 22, 2026 |  |
| Overnight: Areas of frost after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Calm wind. Sunday: Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Light north wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight. Monday: Patchy frost before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Light north wind. Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight. Tuesday: Rain. High near 57. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Tuesday Night: Rain. Low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Wednesday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Wednesday Night: A chance of rain before 11pm. Snow level 3000 feet lowering to 1800 feet after midnight . Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. | |
| Salem OR 44.93°N 123.02°W (Elev. 161 ft) | |
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