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Salem, OR weather

It is 48°F and cloudy at Salem - McNary Field as of Oct 27, 11:00 PM PDT. Tonight: Light Rain, low near 44°F, 81% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 27, 10:41 PM PDT.

Updated Oct 27, 11:16 PM PDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

48°F

Cloudy · feels like 43°F

Wind

S 14 mph

Humidity 87% · dew point 45°F

Pressure · visibility

30.06 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Salem - McNary Field (KSLE), Oct 27, 11:00 PM PDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

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Around the NWS PQR forecast area

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From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Oregon.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Salem (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Tue 11 PM49°FChance Light Rain42%S 15 mph
Wed 12 AM49°FLight Rain Likely60%S 16 mph
Wed 1 AM49°FLight Rain Likely65%S 16 mph
Wed 2 AM48°FLight Rain80%S 15 mph
Wed 3 AM48°FLight Rain81%S 13 mph
Wed 4 AM47°FLight Rain Likely66%S 12 mph
Wed 5 AM47°FLight Rain75%S 12 mph
Wed 6 AM47°FLight Rain78%S 12 mph
Wed 7 AM45°FLight Rain Likely74%SSW 12 mph
Wed 8 AM46°FLight Rain Likely56%SSW 10 mph
Wed 9 AM47°FLight Rain Likely59%SSW 12 mph
Wed 10 AM50°FChance Light Rain49%SSW 10 mph
Wed 11 AM51°FLight Rain Likely61%SSW 9 mph
Wed 12 PM53°FLight Rain76%SSW 9 mph
Wed 1 PM54°FLight Rain Likely74%SW 10 mph
Wed 2 PM53°FLight Rain Likely74%SW 9 mph
Wed 3 PM54°FLight Rain Likely71%SW 8 mph
Wed 4 PM53°FChance Light Rain49%WSW 7 mph
Wed 5 PM54°FSlight Chance Light Rain23%SW 5 mph
Wed 6 PM53°FSlight Chance Light Rain17%SW 5 mph
Wed 7 PM49°FMostly Cloudy9%SW 5 mph
Wed 8 PM48°FMostly Cloudy4%S 2 mph
Wed 9 PM47°FMostly Cloudy6%S 2 mph
Wed 10 PM46°FMostly Cloudy14%S 2 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

Tonight

Low 44°F

Rain. Mostly cloudy. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. South wind 12 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday

High 56°F·Low 41°F

Rain. Mostly cloudy. High near 56, with temperatures falling to around 54 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain before 7pm. Mostly cloudy. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 43 overnight. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

High 54°F·Low 40°F

Patchy fog between 8am and 11am, then rain likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. South wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: Rain likely before 8pm, then rain likely and patchy fog between 8pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. South wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday

High 55°F·Low 36°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

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

Saturday

High 55°F·Low 38°F

A slight chance of rain after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 55.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Sunday

High 57°F·Low 36°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

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

Monday

High 58°F·Low 38°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 58.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Tuesday

High 59°F

A slight chance of rain after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Salem is served by the National Weather Service PQR forecast office, forecast zone ORZ115, county zone ORC047.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Salem (44.9239, -123.0230), in Marion County. Population: 180,406 (2024 estimate), number 2 of the 30 Oregon cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KRTX. 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/44.9239,-123.023 (forecast issued Oct 27, 10:41 PM PDT).
  • 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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