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.

Clear

46°F

8°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed N 4 MPH
Barometer 30.35 in (1027.77 mb)
Dewpoint 35°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill44°F (7°C)
Last update 26 Feb 01:00 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles S Independence OR

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind.

    High: 52 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after midnight. Widespread frost, mainly after 3am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind.

    Low: 31 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Frost
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 9am. Widespread frost, mainly before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 55 °F

    Frost and
    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy frost after 1am.  Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 34. North wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. North wind around 6 mph.

    High: 53 °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 4pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.

    High: 56 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain after 10pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind.
Tonight
Patchy fog after midnight. Widespread frost, mainly after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Patchy frost after 1am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 34. North wind 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. 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 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of rain after 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 59.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 37.
Tuesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Wednesday
Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles S Independence OR
 44.79°N 123.2°W (Elev. 299 ft)
1:01 pm PST Feb 26, 2026
1pm PST Feb 26, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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