Strong Storm for the West and Southwest; Heavy Snow for the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

A strong storm will move ashore across California today accompanied by strong winds, heavy rain and heavy snow for the higher terrain. Flooding will be of great concern for Southern California into portions of Arizona through Wednesday. Several feet of snow is expected across central and southern California Mountains into the central Great Basin. Snow will impact the northern Plains into tonight. Read More >

Current conditions at

Salem - McNary Field (KSLE)

Lat: 44.90493°NLon: 123.00096°WElev: 207ft.

Clear

61°F

16°C

Humidity 51%
Wind Speed N 17 MPH
Barometer 29.63 in (1003.39 mb)
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 21 Mar 02:35 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

Salem OR

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy frost after 5am.  Otherwise, clear, then becoming mostly cloudy toward daybreak, with a low around 37. North northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light north  after midnight.

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Frost

    Low: 37 °F

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Chance
    Showers

    High: 60 °F

  • Wednesday
    Night

    Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm.  Snow level 4000 feet lowering to 2700 feet after midnight . Cloudy, with a low around 42. West wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Showers
    Likely

    Low: 42 °F

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers.  Snow level 2100 feet. High near 47. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Showers and
    Breezy

    High: 47 °F

  • Thursday
    Night

    Thursday Night: Rain showers before 5am, then rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible.  Snow level 1800 feet lowering to 1000 feet after midnight . Low around 37. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Showers and
    Breezy then
    Rain/Snow

    Low: 37 °F

  • Friday

    Friday: Rain and snow showers, becoming all rain after 8am. Some thunder is also possible.  Snow level 1200 feet. High near 47. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Rain/Snow
    then Showers

    High: 47 °F

  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: Rain showers before 11pm, then rain and snow showers likely.  Snow level 1400 feet lowering to 500 feet after midnight . Low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Rain/Snow
    then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely

    Low: 35 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers.  Snow level 400 feet rising to 1600 feet in the afternoon. Cloudy, with a high near 47.

    Showers

    High: 47 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers before 2am, then a chance of rain and snow showers.  Snow level 1800 feet lowering to 1000 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

    Low: 33 °F

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy frost after 5am. Otherwise, clear, then becoming mostly cloudy toward daybreak, with a low around 37. North northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light north after midnight.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Snow level 4000 feet lowering to 2700 feet after midnight . Cloudy, with a low around 42. West wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday
Showers. Snow level 2100 feet. High near 47. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Rain showers before 5am, then rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Snow level 1800 feet lowering to 1000 feet after midnight . Low around 37. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday
Rain and snow showers, becoming all rain after 8am. Some thunder is also possible. Snow level 1200 feet. High near 47. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday Night
Rain showers before 11pm, then rain and snow showers likely. Snow level 1400 feet lowering to 500 feet after midnight . Low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday
Showers. Snow level 400 feet rising to 1600 feet in the afternoon. Cloudy, with a high near 47.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain showers before 2am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Snow level 1800 feet lowering to 1000 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Sunday
A chance of rain and snow showers before 8am, then a chance of rain showers. Snow level 800 feet rising to 1900 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers. Snow level 2100 feet lowering to 1200 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Monday
A chance of showers. Snow level 1100 feet rising to 2300 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers. Snow level 2700 feet lowering to 1900 feet after midnight . Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers. Snow level 1400 feet rising to 2900 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
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Point Forecast:
Salem OR
 44.95°N 123.03°W (Elev. 184 ft)
2:45 pm PDT Mar 21, 2023
3pm PDT Mar 21, 2023-6pm PDT Mar 28, 2023
 
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