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Current conditions at

Morganton-Lenoir Airport (KMRN)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 81.61°WElev: 1227ft.

Fair

85°F

29°C

Humidity 35%
Wind Speed S 9 G 17 mph
Barometer 29.89 in
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index84°F (29°C)
Last update 11 Mar 5:35 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Salem NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 47 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly before 10am. Temperature falling to around 45 by 11am. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 53 °F⇓

    Showers then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 32. Calm wind.

    Low: 32 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Light southwest wind becoming south southwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. South southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

    High: 69 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 52 °F

    Rain Likely

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before 10am. Temperature falling to around 45 by 11am. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 32. Calm wind.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 61. Light southwest wind becoming south southwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. South southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Sunday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
Rain likely, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 48.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
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Point Forecast:
Salem NC
 35.7°N 81.69°W (Elev. 1201 ft)
Last Update:
2:24 pm EDT Mar 11, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm EDT Mar 11, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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