Observed 11:30 PM CDT at KBPK

Salem, AR weather

Clear and 63°17°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 63°17°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the south-southeast. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 11 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable · up to 52°11° by 10 AM
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.34 inHg1027 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (63°17° then, 63°17° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 77°25° tomorrow at 3 PM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (72°22° → 60°16°)
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 9 PM
Drops 12°7° Monday night 6–9 PM (71°22° → 59°15°)

TonightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Monday nightDown to 55°13° by 10 PM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	81%	16%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	79%	70%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	76%	78%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	79%	75%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	82%	68%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	57%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	45%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	86%	55%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	86%	25%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	86%	25%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	64%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	67%	71%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	55%	74%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	71%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	78%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	42%	78%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	39%	75%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	39%	72%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	41%	69%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	78%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	56%	83%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	83%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	75%	84%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	84%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	72%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	77%	76%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	76%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	85%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	86%	91%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	87%	95%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	87%	94%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	88%	91%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	91%	88%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	91%	90%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	85%	90%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	88%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	59%	92%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	64%	3
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	47%	44%	5
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	44%	43%	5
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	43%	59%	4
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	44%	3
Mon 5p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	43%	32%	2
Mon 6p	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	47%	39%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	65%	0
Mon 8p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	55%	0
Mon 9p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	76%	53%	0
Mon 10p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	75%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 48°9°. Typical 68°20° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South southeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 43°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 50°10°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 50. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 50°10°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 75°24°, low 61°16°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–79°26°
Low, likely
60°16°–62°17°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 78°26°, low 65°18°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  20% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–87°31°
Low, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 60°16°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–81°27°
Low, likely
44°7°–67°19°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 48°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Highs 73–79°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LZK) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Spring River (AR) at Hardy

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 250 cfs

Forecast peak 2.8 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 10:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Norfork River at Norfork Dam

25 mi

Level: 552 ft

Reading from Sat 10 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 81% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 75

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 10:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Salem · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2000–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 11°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−6°−3°MonOct 19
±0°TueOct 20
+3°+1°WedOct 21
+5°+3°ThuOct 22
+7°+4°FriOct 23
+7°+4°SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Salem weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 57 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 16 min less
Golden hour: 5:44–6:35 PM; Morning 7:06–7:58 AM
Blue hour: 6:35–6:45 PM; Morning 6:56–7:06 AM; first light 6:56 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 58% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:39 AM · rises 5:16 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Salem. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,500 ft, 24 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 5.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.