Tracking Late Season Winter Storms
A moderate atmospheric river will continue to bring heavy snow over the Olympics, northern Cascades and northern Rockies Friday while heavy rain may bring flooding to coastal Oregon and Washington. A winter storm will continue to push across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. Friday and Saturday with areas of heavy snow and high winds. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Salem OR Issued by: National Weather Service Portland, OR Last Update: 12:41 am PDT Mar 13, 2026 |  |
Overnight: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 52. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Friday: Rain. High near 55. South southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Friday Night: Rain, mainly before 4am. Low around 40. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. Saturday: A 50 percent chance of rain before 11am. Snow level 2300 feet lowering to 1500 feet. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. North northwest wind around 6 mph. Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Sunday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 11am. Snow level 600 feet rising to 4700 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Monday Night: A slight chance of rain after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Tuesday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Tuesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Wednesday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Wednesday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Thursday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. | |
| Salem OR 44.93°N 123.02°W (Elev. 161 ft) | |
Visit your local NWS office at: https://www.weather.gov/pqr |
