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Salem, MA weather

It is 34°F and clear at Beverly, Beverly Municipal Airport as of Oct 28, 5:05 AM EDT. Overnight: Clear, low near 39°F. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 5:15 AM EDT.

Updated Oct 28, 5:21 AM EDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

34°F

Clear · feels like 27°F

Wind

NNW 8 mph

Humidity 79%

Pressure · visibility

30.47 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Beverly, Beverly Municipal Airport (KBVY), Oct 28, 5:05 AM EDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Salem forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS BOX forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the BOX office near Salem.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Massachusetts.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Salem (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 7 AM36°FPatchy Frost0%NW 3 mph
Wed 8 AM37°FSunny2%NW 3 mph
Wed 9 AM42°FSunny2%NW 5 mph
Wed 10 AM45°FMostly Sunny2%SW 5 mph
Wed 11 AM48°FMostly Cloudy3%S 6 mph
Wed 12 PM49°FPartly Sunny3%S 6 mph
Wed 1 PM50°FPartly Sunny3%S 7 mph
Wed 2 PM51°FPartly Sunny3%S 7 mph
Wed 3 PM52°FPartly Sunny3%S 7 mph
Wed 4 PM52°FPartly Sunny3%S 8 mph
Wed 5 PM51°FMostly Sunny3%S 8 mph
Wed 6 PM48°FPartly Cloudy3%S 8 mph
Wed 7 PM47°FMostly Clear3%S 8 mph
Wed 8 PM47°FMostly Clear0%SW 8 mph
Wed 9 PM46°FMostly Clear0%SW 8 mph
Wed 10 PM46°FMostly Clear0%SW 8 mph
Wed 11 PM44°FMostly Clear0%SW 8 mph
Thu 12 AM44°FMostly Clear0%SW 8 mph
Thu 1 AM44°FMostly Clear0%SW 7 mph
Thu 2 AM44°FPartly Cloudy0%SW 7 mph
Thu 3 AM44°FMostly Clear0%SW 7 mph
Thu 4 AM44°FMostly Clear0%SW 8 mph
Thu 5 AM44°FMostly Clear0%SW 8 mph
Thu 6 AM44°FSunny0%SW 8 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Salem can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 39°F

Clear, with a low around 39. North wind around 6 mph.

Wednesday

High 54°F·Low 45°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 54. West wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

Thursday

High 66°F·Low 54°F

Sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind 8 to 12 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind around 12 mph.

Friday

High 67°F·Low 42°F

Sunny, with a high near 67. West wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Saturday

High 55°F·Low 38°F

Sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind 5 to 12 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Northwest wind around 3 mph.

Sunday

High 59°F·Low 45°F

Sunny, with a high near 59. Southwest wind around 7 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind around 7 mph.

Monday

High 63°F·Low 46°F

A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Southwest wind around 7 mph.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday

High 58°F

A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Salem is served by the National Weather Service BOX forecast office, forecast zone MAZ007, county zone MAC009.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Salem (42.4992, -70.8982), in Essex County. Population: 45,677 (2024 estimate), number 28 of the 50 Massachusetts cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KBOX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/42.4992,-70.8982 (forecast issued Oct 28, 5:15 AM EDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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