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Lake Effect Snow in the Lower Great Lakes; Rain and High Elevation Snow in the West

Lake-effect snow will continue downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario through Friday. In the Western U.S., rain and higher elevation snow will continue over the Great Basin through Friday. A front will move over the Pacific Northwest Thursday afternoon and produce light rain and higher elevation snow over the Cascades through Saturday. Read More >

7-Day Forecast 44.93°N 123.02°W (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Salem OR
Issued by: National Weather Service Portland, OR
Last Update: 11:41 pm PST Feb 11, 2026		Print

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy fog after 3am. Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind.

    Low: 34 °F

    Patchy Frost
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind.

    High: 54 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Thursday
    Night

    Thursday Night: Patchy fog between 10pm and midnight. Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 36. Calm wind.

    Low: 36 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Friday

    Friday: Rain, mainly after 4pm. High near 50. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 50 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Rain


  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: Rain. Low around 41. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 41 °F

    Rain



  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 48.

    High: 48 °F

    Chance Rain



  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Chance Rain



  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of rain before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 50.

    High: 50 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

    • Overnight: Patchy fog after 3am. Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind.

    Thursday: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind.

    Thursday Night: Patchy fog between 10pm and midnight. Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 36. Calm wind.

    Friday: Rain, mainly after 4pm. High near 50. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Friday Night: Rain. Low around 41. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 48.

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

    Sunday: A slight chance of rain before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 50.

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Washington's Birthday: A slight chance of rain and snow before 10am, then a chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 49.

    Monday Night: Rain likely. Snow level 2400 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

    Tuesday: Rain likely. Snow level 2100 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.

    Tuesday Night: Rain likely. Snow level 2100 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

    Wednesday: Rain likely. Snow level 2100 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.


    Salem OR
     44.93°N 123.02°W (Elev. 161 ft)

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