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Salem, Oregon · now

52°

Mostly Cloudy

High / Low
/ 52°
Wind
37 mph S
Humidity
87%

Tomorrow· Wednesday66°/48°· Chance Rain Showers

Currently precipitating; clearing in about 49 minutes.

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Salem, Oregon, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect rain showers today.

Temperature · next 24 hours

45° 60° 70° 65° 50° 5 AM 8 AM 11 AM 2 PM 5 PM 8 PM 11 PM 2 AM

Next 24 hours

  1. 5 AM

    54°

    75%

  2. 7 AM

    52°

    30%

  3. 9 AM

    54°

    28%

  4. 11 AM

    58°

    39%

  5. 1 PM

    61°

    14%

  6. 3 PM

    64°

    5%

  7. 5 PM

    65°

    1%

  8. 7 PM

    64°

    0%

  9. 9 PM

    57°

    0%

  10. 11 PM

    54°

    0%

  11. 1 AM

    52°

    0%

  12. 3 AM

    50°

    0%

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7 days

  1. Today 5/13 Rain Showers 75% · 52°
  2. Wed 5/13 Chance Rain Showers 39% 66° · 48°
  3. Thu 5/14 Mostly Sunny 3% 69° · 46°
  4. Fri 5/15 Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain 28% 64° · 45°
  5. Sat 5/16 Chance Light Rain 53% 61° · 41°
  6. Sun 5/17 Mostly Sunny 5% 65° · 42°
  7. Mon 5/18 Mostly Sunny 5% 71° · 46°
Extended outlook days 8–17
  1. Tue 5/19 Cloudy 3% 72° · 43°
  2. Wed 5/20 Cloudy 1% 78° · 46°
  3. Thu 5/21 Cloudy 6% 70° · 46°
  4. Fri 5/22 Cloudy 12% 66° · 39°
  5. Sat 5/23 Cloudy 15% 68° · 48°
  6. Sun 5/24 Cloudy 29% 70° · 45°
  7. Mon 5/25 Sunny 29% 70° · 38°
  8. Tue 5/26 Sunny 26% 82° · 42°
  9. Wed 5/27 Cloudy 29% 83° · 51°
  10. Thu 5/28 Cloudy 17% 86° · 58°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best time to head outside

Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.

  • Run7 AM

    comfortable at 52°F · light wind (10 mph) · 30% chance of rain · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Bike12 PM

    comfortable at 60°F · breezy (14 mph) · slight chance of rain (23%) · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Golf1 PM

    comfortable at 61°F · breezy (14 mph) · slight chance of rain (14%) · rain should clear by 12 PM · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • PicnicTomorrow 5 PM

    cool but workable at 65°F · light wind (12 mph) · no rain expected · rain should clear by 12 PM · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent95 / 100

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Salem

Salem in May typically averages 68° highs and 46° lows, with about 11 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 87°); the coldest is January (average low 33°). December is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan46°33°11
Feb49°35°17
Mar55°41°21
Apr61°42°12
May68°46°11
Jun75°51°7
Jul87°57°3
Aug84°58°7
Sep77°54°7
Oct62°46°16
Nov52°42°20
Dec49°39°22

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
PQR 96,80
Radar station
KRTX
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Coordinates
44.943, -123.035