Outdoor conditions in

Salem

North Carolina
Now
  1. 86°Sunny2% rain51% humidityGusts 6 mph
  2. 86°Sunny2% rain50% humidityGusts 7 mph
  3. 85°Sunny1% rain52% humidityGusts 7 mph
  4. 82°Mostly Clear1% rain58% humidityGusts 6 mph
  5. 77°Clear1% rain70% humidityGusts 5 mph
  6. 72°Mostly Clear1% rain82% humidityGusts 3 mph
  7. 70°Mostly Clear1% rain91% humidityGusts 2 mph
  8. 68°Mostly Clear0% rain93% humidityGusts 2 mph
  9. 67°Mostly Clear0% rain96% humidityGusts 1 mph
  10. 66°Mostly Clear0% rain98% humidityGusts 2 mph
  11. 65°Mostly Clear0% rain99% humidityGusts 1 mph
  12. 64°Mostly Clear0% rain99% humidityGusts 2 mph
  13. 64°Mostly Clear0% rain99% humidityGusts 2 mph
  14. 63°Mostly Clear0% rain99% humidityGusts 2 mph
  15. 62°Partly Cloudy0% rain100% humidityGusts 2 mph
  16. 62°Mostly Sunny0% rain100% humidityGusts 2 mph
  17. 62°Mostly Sunny0% rain100% humidityGusts 2 mph
  18. 62°Mostly Sunny0% rain99% humidityGusts 2 mph
  19. 64°Mostly Sunny0% rain100% humidityGusts 5 mph
  20. 69°Sunny0% rain87% humidityGusts 5 mph
  21. 74°Sunny0% rain76% humidityGusts 6 mph
  22. 78°Sunny0% rain66% humidityGusts 8 mph
  23. 81°Sunny0% rain59% humidityGusts 10 mph
  24. 83°Sunny0% rain56% humidityGusts 12 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
2%
Humidity
50–96%
Wind
7 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
16%
Humidity
54–100%
Wind
28 mph
Sat

Saturday looks breezy.

Rain
16%
Humidity
59–83%
Wind
28 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
15%
Humidity
49–79%
Wind
15 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
15%
Humidity
63–100%
Wind
8 mph
  1. 86° / 66°Today looks fairly quiet.2% rain · Humidity 50–96% · Wind 7 mph
  2. 83° / 62°Friday looks breezy.16% rain · Humidity 54–100% · Wind 28 mph
  3. 60° / 45°Saturday looks breezy.16% rain · Humidity 59–83% · Wind 28 mph
  4. 57° / 39°Sunday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Humidity 49–79% · Wind 15 mph
  5. 63° / 40°Monday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Humidity 63–100% · Wind 8 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Caldwell County area · Updated Thu 2:25 PM
34GoodUS AQI

Good now, rising to Moderate by Today.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM

Air near ground34 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Salem radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Salem.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

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Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Lower-concern hours fall overnight.

No lower-concern three-hour stretch between 9 AM and 11 PM appears in this outlook.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
51%
Wind
2 mph
Gusts
6 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 Caldwell County area, about 20 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, NC, 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.