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 >

Current conditions at

Salem - McNary Field (KSLE)

Lat: 44.90493°NLon: 123.00096°WElev: 207.0ft.

Clear

35°F

2°C

Humidity	88%
Wind Speed	NNW 8 MPH
Barometer	30.37 in (1028.45 mb)
Dewpoint	32°F (0°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	28°F (-2°C)
Last update	22 Mar 04:56 AM PDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

3 Miles S Independence OR

Today
High: 56 °F
Frost then
Partly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 35 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Areas
Frost
Monday
High: 56 °F
Areas Frost
then Mostly
Cloudy
Monday Night
Low: 44 °F
Chance
Showers
Tuesday
High: 56 °F
Rain
Tuesday Night
Low: 40 °F
Rain
Wednesday
High: 54 °F
Rain Likely
Wednesday Night
Low: 34 °F
Chance Rain
then Mostly
Clear
Thursday
High: 55 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 56. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

Areas of frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Monday

Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Light north northwest wind.

Monday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.

Tuesday

Rain. High near 56. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night

Rain. Low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday

Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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 33.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 62.