Observed 12:55 PM EDT at KMRN

Salem, NC weather

Overcast and 58°14°, jacket by 8 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 58°14°

Cloudy

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east-northeast. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM
Air today: 45Good; EPA forecast · PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.51 inHg1033 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−2.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

9°5° cooler than this time yesterday (67°19° then, 58°14° now)

Good hours for

High 63°17° today at 5 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM
Low 40°4° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonUp to 63°17° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 42°6° by 3 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 64°18° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 42°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	73%	74%	5
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	66%	32%	5
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	61%	13%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	61%	6%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	60%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	68%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	84%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	95%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	11%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	14%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 2 mph2 km/h	100%	15%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	18%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	17%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	14%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	9%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	9%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	7%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	10%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	27%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	65%	29%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	63%	26%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	58%	27%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	57%	13%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	58%	5%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	68%	3%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	84%	3%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	95%	4%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	97%	5%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	99%	2%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	5%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	18%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	41%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	42%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	25%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	100%	13%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	100%	13%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	100%	16%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	97%	18%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	89%	2%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	79%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	68%	0%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 39°4°. Typical 68°20° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
61°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
39°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 39°4°. Typical 68°20° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. North northeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
39°4°–44°7°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 41°5°. Typical 68°20° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. Wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
39°4°–43°6°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 42°6°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 44°7°. Typical 67°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 43°6°. Typical 67°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 67°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 41°5°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 66°19° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  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
64°18°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 39°4°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 65°18° / 39°4°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 57°14°
  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
65°18°–77°25°
Low, likely
45°7°–58°14°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 63°, low 39°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 64°, low 39°.
Monday
Dry, high 69°, low 41°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 66–74°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (GSP) (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

Hunting Creek at Morganton

3.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft

Reading from Sat 12:05 PM · NWS gauge page

Catawba River at Lake James/Linville Dam

8.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 97.3 ft

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Johns River at Corpening Bridge Rd, 6 NNW Morganton

9.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 258 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Jacob Fork below Old NC 18 in Shoups Ford

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 23 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 61% less heating than a typical week.

This week 29Typical 75

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 23
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 10 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

MORGANTON · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 7°4° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−8°−5°MonOct 19
−4°−2°TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 59 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 14 min less
Golden hour: 6:04–6:56 PM; Morning 7:25–8:16 AM
Blue hour: 6:56–7:06 PM; Morning 7:15–7:25 AM; first light 7:15 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:06 PM–7:16 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:56 AM · rises 5:35 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Salem. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,600 ft, 32 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Salem, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Hunting Creek at Morganton

Catawba River at Lake James/Linville Dam

Johns River at Corpening Bridge Rd, 6 NNW Morganton

Jacob Fork below Old NC 18 in Shoups Ford

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

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