Winter Returns Across the Northern Tier; Record Warmth for the Southwest
A large high pressure system will usher in cold air for this first day of March across the northern Plains, Great Lakes, Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Some wintry precipitation may evolve across the mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic through Monday. Meanwhile, record warmth will spread across the Southwest, southern Plains through early this week. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Salem OR Issued by: National Weather Service Portland, OR Last Update: 4:41 am PST Mar 2, 2026 |  |
| Overnight: A 20 percent chance of rain. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Calm wind. Monday: A 10 percent chance of rain before 7am. Areas of fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind. Monday Night: A slight chance of rain before 2am, then a chance of rain after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Tuesday: Rain, mainly after 10am. High near 56. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Tuesday Night: Rain. Low around 47. South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Wednesday: Rain before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. High near 53. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Wednesday Night: Rain. Low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Thursday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Thursday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Friday: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 54. Friday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Saturday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Saturday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Sunday: 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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