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Salem, Nebraska Weather

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Salem weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Salem, NE
Thursday, June 4 at 10:34 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
87%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Salem, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSalem, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 62% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 68°H 81°
Salem, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Heavy Rain
    53%
    1.0″
    81°66°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    67%
    3.2″
    86°68°+5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    67%
    87°66°+1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    63%
    0.02″
    78°67°-9°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    49%
    88°67°+10°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    27%
    93°74°+5°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    12%
    94°75°+1°
Salem, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
165° · steady
Direction
SSE
165°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 9 · pk 23 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 325SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the sse.
Salem, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.4
+1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 28.86 inHg
Now
977.4
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-4.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977984
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW983.7977.3978.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Salem, NE
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-11 in 6h

AQI 25 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Salem, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.4mi
UNLIMITED
62 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
10:34 UTC ·Salem, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
10:34 UTC ·Salem, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Salem, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Salem, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Salem, NE
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:23 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
2:21 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Salem, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
85% illuminated
Moonrise
4:52 AM
Moonset
2:25 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Salem, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Salem at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Salem

SPC has placed Salem in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Salem

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.