Outdoor conditions in

Salem

New York

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 55°Sunny0% rain55% humidityGusts 10 mph
  2. 55°Sunny0% rain53% humidityGusts 9 mph
  3. 56°Sunny0% rain49% humidityGusts 8 mph
  4. 55°Sunny0% rain51% humidityGusts 6 mph
  5. 53°Mostly Clear0% rain54% humidityGusts 5 mph
  6. 49°Mostly Clear0% rain63% humidityGusts 3 mph
  7. 44°Mostly Clear0% rain76% humidityGusts 2 mph
  8. 42°Mostly Clear0% rain86% humidityGusts 2 mph
  9. 41°Partly Cloudy0% rain89% humidityGusts 2 mph
  10. 41°Partly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 2 mph
  11. 40°Partly Cloudy3% rain92% humidityGusts 3 mph
  12. 42°Mostly Cloudy4% rain82% humidityGusts 5 mph
  13. 44°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain79% humidityGusts 6 mph
  14. 45°Chance Rain Showers27% rain79% humidityGusts 9 mph
  15. 46°Chance Rain Showers40% rain83% humidityGusts 13 mph
  16. 46°Rain Showers Likely61% rain89% humidityGusts 17 mph
  17. 46°Rain Showers82% rain93% humidityGusts 21 mph
  18. 46°Rain Showers87% rain100% humidityGusts 23 mph
  19. 48°Rain Showers99% rain100% humidityGusts 24 mph
  20. 51°Rain Showers84% rain100% humidityGusts 26 mph
  21. 54°Chance Rain Showers49% rain100% humidityGusts 25 mph
  22. 58°Slight Chance Rain Showers24% rain93% humidityGusts 25 mph
  23. 61°Chance Rain Showers25% rain93% humidityGusts 25 mph
  24. 62°Mostly Cloudy7% rain93% humidityGusts 23 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
49–89%
Wind
18 mph
Fri

Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
99%
Humidity
79–100%
Wind
29 mph
Sat

Saturday looks breezy.

Rain
38%
Humidity
43–93%
Wind
29 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
2%
Humidity
52–85%
Wind
13 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
6%
Humidity
57–93%
Wind
13 mph
  1. 56° / 41°Today looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 49–89% · Wind 18 mph
  2. 66° / 40°Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.99% rain · Humidity 79–100% · Wind 29 mph
  3. 49° / 33°Saturday looks breezy.38% rain · Humidity 43–93% · Wind 29 mph
  4. 54° / 28°Sunday looks fairly quiet.2% rain · Humidity 52–85% · Wind 13 mph
  5. 59° / 33°Monday looks fairly quiet.6% rain · Humidity 57–93% · Wind 13 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Bennington area · Updated Thu 1:26 PM
24GoodUS AQI

Good through Fri 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM

Air near ground24 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Salem radar

Radar animation for Salem, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Weather is less concerning around 5 PM–8 PM.

Humidity stays higher and winds stay lighter for at least three hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowLower weather concern

Humidity is 55% with light wind and gusts below 11 mph.

Humidity
55%
Wind
6 mph
Gusts
10 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Bennington area, about 19 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Salem, NY, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.