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

44°F

7°C

Humidity 76%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 30.37 in (1028.45 mb)
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 11:56 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

Salem OR

  • This Afternoon

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

    High: 52 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 3am. Widespread frost, mainly after 4am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Calm wind.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Frost
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 7am. Widespread frost, mainly before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Light north wind.

    High: 55 °F

    Frost and
    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy frost after 3am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Light north wind.

    Low: 35 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. North wind 3 to 5 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 10am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

    High: 57 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Widespread frost, mainly after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Calm wind.
Friday
Patchy fog before 7am. Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Light north wind.
Friday Night
Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Light north wind.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. North wind 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of rain before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 38.
Tuesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Wednesday
Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Salem OR
 44.95°N 123.03°W (Elev. 184 ft)
11:41 am PST Feb 26, 2026
12pm PST Feb 26, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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