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Powerful Winter Storm Pounding Parts Of The Northeast and Great Lakes

A powerful winter storm is organizing near the eastern Great Lakes and will slowly lift through southeastern Canada over the next day. Heavy snow and gusty winds will wallop areas from western and Upstate New York into northern New England. Then extremely heavy lake effect snow will pound areas downwind of the Great Lakes, especially off Lakes Erie and Ontario, through Saturday afternoon. Read More >

Current conditions at

Salem - McNary Field (KSLE)

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

Clear

47°F

8°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed N 3 MPH
Barometer 30.48 in (1032.17 mb)
Dewpoint 38°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 07:56 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

Salem OR

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 36. North wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Increasing
    Clouds

    Low: 36 °F

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 58. North wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Becoming
    Sunny

    High: 58 °F

  • Thursday
    Night

    Thursday Night: Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 37. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Clear then
    Patchy Fog

    Low: 37 °F

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 58. Light south wind becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

    High: 58 °F

  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Snow level 3400 feet lowering to 2400 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. South southwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Chance Rain

    Low: 39 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain. Snow level 2000 feet. High near 49. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Rain

    High: 49 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Snow level 1700 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

    Chance Rain

    Low: 35 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of rain. Snow level 1500 feet rising to 2000 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 51.

    Slight Chance
    Rain

    High: 51 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of rain after 4am. Snow level 1900 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain

    Low: 36 °F

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 36. North wind 3 to 5 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 58. North wind 5 to 7 mph.
Thursday Night
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 37. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 58. Light south wind becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Snow level 3400 feet lowering to 2400 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. South southwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain. Snow level 2000 feet. High near 49. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Snow level 1700 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Sunday
A slight chance of rain. Snow level 1500 feet rising to 2000 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 51.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain after 4am. Snow level 1900 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Monday
Rain likely, mainly after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.
Monday Night
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Tuesday
Rain likely. Snow level 2800 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Snow level 2100 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 53.
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Point Forecast:
Salem OR
 44.93°N 123.02°W (Elev. 161 ft)
Last Update:
8:01 pm PST Feb 26, 2020
Forecast Valid:
8pm PST Feb 26, 2020-6pm PST Mar 4, 2020
 
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