Powerful Storm to Impact Eastern Third of U.S. this weekend.

A developing storm system will bring a myriad of significant impacts this weekend. Heavy snow up to 18 inches from the Ohio Valley to the Northeast, and ice up to a quarter of an inch is forecast in places. Heavy rain may cause flash flooding from the Mid-South to the Mid-Atlantic. Severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and isolated tornadoes will be possible in the Deep South. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Salem, Salem-Leckrone Airport (KSLO)

Lat: 38.64° N Lon: 88.96° W Elev: 574 ft.

Overcast and Breezy

32°F

0°C

Humidity	92%
Wind Speed	N 24 mph
Barometer	29.69 in
Dewpoint	30°F (-1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	19°F (-7°C)
Last update	19 Jan 1:15 pm CST

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Detailed forecast for

Marion County

This Afternoon

Windy. Snow, possibly mixed with rain. Patchy fog. Snow accumulation less than one inch. High in the upper 30s. Temperature falling into the 20s by late afternoon. North wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.

Tonight

Windy. Much colder. Mostly cloudy. Chance of flurries in the evening. Low around 16. North wind 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the evening decreasing to 30 mph after midnight.

Sunday

Colder. Partly sunny in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. High in the lower 20s. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Low around 14. Light wind.

Martin Luther King Jr Day

Partly cloudy. High around 30. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy. Low in the upper 20s. Temperature steady or slowly rising after midnight.

Tuesday

Blustery. Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain, possibly mixed with snow in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation. High in the mid 40s. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.

Tuesday Night

Blustery. Rain, possibly mixed with snow. Low in the upper 20s. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.

Wednesday

Colder. Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. High around 30.

Wednesday Night Through Thursday Night

Partly cloudy. Low around 20. High in the lower 30s.

Friday

Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. High in the upper 20s. Temperature steady or slowly falling in the afternoon.