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Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Salem - McNary Field (KSLE)

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

Clear

70°F

21°C

Humidity 60%
Wind Speed NW 4 MPH
Barometer 30.02 in (1016.59 mb)
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 04 Oct 12:15 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

Salem OR

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 81. Light north wind.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy dense fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 55. Calm wind.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Dense Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Areas of dense fog before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming north northeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 78 °F

    Areas Dense
    Fog then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 3 to 8 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 51.

    Low: 51 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 81. Light north wind.
Tonight
Patchy dense fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 55. Calm wind.
Monday
Areas of dense fog before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming north northeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 3 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 51.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 52.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Salem OR
 44.93°N 123.02°W (Elev. 161 ft)
Last Update:
12:41 pm PDT Oct 4, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm PDT Oct 4, 2026-6pm PDT Oct 10, 2026
 
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