Observed 2:55 PM CDT at KLIT

Salem, AR weather

Sunny and 84°29°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 84°29°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the south. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM
Air quality: 53Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.24 inHg1024 hPa; Falling · −0.07 inHg−2.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° warmer than this time yesterday (78°26° then, 83°28° now)

Good hours for

High 82°28° today at 4 PM
Drops 13°7° tonight 6–9 PM (77°25° → 64°18°)
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (74°23° → 62°17°)

This afternoonNear 81°27° · Clear
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 77°25° by 2 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 3p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	34%	6%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 78°26° to 83°28°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	33%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	35%	2%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	77°25° (likely 71°22° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	37%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	44%	7%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	69%	6%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	15%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	53%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	56%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	54%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	43%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	42%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	32%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	51%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	65%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	80%	72%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	76%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	76%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	73%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	39%	60%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	36%	74%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	35%	72%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	34%	84%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	36%	85%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	40%	85%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	47%	85%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	84%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	64%	84%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	84%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	82%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	70%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	90%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	90%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	93%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	93%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	90%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	85%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	93%	93%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	93%	83%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	95%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	93%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	59%	78%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	51%	78%	4
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	45%	64%	5
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	40%	32%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 49°9°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 50°10°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 48°9°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly 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
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 50°10°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. East southeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 51°11°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 52°11°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 57°14°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°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, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 77°25°, low 62°17°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 71°21°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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
74°23°–82°28°
Low, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 78°26°, low 66°19°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 79°26°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  20% chance · 0.32 in8.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 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
74°23°–82°28°
Low, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 57°14°. Typical 69°21° / 44°7°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  20% chance
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
66°19°–78°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–69°21°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
5

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 82°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 50°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 70–83°.

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

Saline River at Benton

5.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 18 cfs

Forecast peak 3.2 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Arkansas River at Little Rock

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.4 ft
Flow: 30,900 cfs

Forecast peak 7.4 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Ouachita River at Remmel Dam above Jones Mill

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 227 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 70% less heating than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 41

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 PM–9:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

BENTON · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1907–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 0° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
+1°±0°WedOct 21
+3°+2°ThuOct 22
+5°+3°FriOct 23
+5°+3°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 1 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 11 min less
Golden hour: 5:50–6:40 PM; Morning 7:07–7:58 AM
Blue hour: 6:40–6:50 PM; Morning 6:57–7:07 AM; first light 6:57 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:50 PM–1 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:41 AM · rises 5:21 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Salem. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,000 ft, 43 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Salem, AR weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Saline River at Benton

Arkansas River at Little Rock

Ouachita River at Remmel Dam above Jones Mill

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon