Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Salem - McNary Field (KSLE)

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

Fog

34°F

1°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 30.38 in (1028.79 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 0.25 mi
Last update 26 Feb 06:35 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles S Independence OR

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 9am. Widespread frost, mainly before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind.

    High: 51 °F

    Frost and
    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 3am. Widespread frost between 11pm and 4am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind.

    Low: 31 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Frost
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Widespread frost between 7am and 9am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 54 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 35. North wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. North wind around 6 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 10am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 56.

    High: 56 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Widespread frost between 11pm and 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind.
Friday
Widespread frost between 7am and 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 35. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. North wind around 6 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of rain before 10am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 56.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 59.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 36.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Wednesday
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles S Independence OR
 44.79°N 123.2°W (Elev. 299 ft)
6:42 am PST Feb 26, 2026
6am PST Feb 26, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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