Salem, MO Weather

Dent County12:44 PM CDT37.65°N, 91.54°WElevation 1,184 ft

Current conditions

Sunny
66°
Sunny
Feels like 66°
High 72°·Low 44°
WindS 5 mph
Humidity44%
Dew point44°
Pressure30.34 inHg
Visibility10.0 mi
Cloud cover23%
UV index5 Moderate
Sunrise7:20 AM
Sunset6:23 PM

Observed at Fort Leonard Wood · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Today

    Mostly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

  • Tonight

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Wind chill values as low as 44. Southeast wind around 3 mph.

  • Wednesday

    Mostly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 2 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 hr ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 66°
  2. 1 PM Sunny 69°
  3. 2 PM Sunny 70°
  4. 3 PM Mostly Sunny 72°
  5. 4 PM Mostly Sunny 72°
  6. 5 PM Mostly Sunny 70°
  7. 6 PM Partly Cloudy 67°
  8. 7 PM Partly Cloudy 62°
  9. 8 PM Mostly Cloudy 55°
  10. 9 PM Partly Cloudy 53°
  11. 10 PM Partly Cloudy 52°
  12. 11 PM Partly Cloudy 50°
  13. Wed12 AM Partly Cloudy 49°
  14. 1 AM Partly Cloudy 48°
  15. 2 AM Partly Cloudy 47°
  16. 3 AM Partly Cloudy 46°
  17. 4 AM Partly Cloudy 45°
  18. 5 AM Partly Cloudy 44°
  19. 6 AM Mostly Sunny 44°
  20. 7 AM Mostly Sunny 44°
  21. 8 AM Mostly Sunny 45°
  22. 9 AM Mostly Sunny 52°
  23. 10 AM Mostly Sunny 63°
  24. 11 AM Mostly Sunny 67°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 20 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny44°72°
  2. WedOct 21 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny44°75°
  3. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny45°79°
  4. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny45°77°
  5. SatOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny47°78°
  6. SunOct 25 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny47°78°
  7. MonOct 26 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny46°75°
  8. TueOct 27 Cloudy Cloudy52°71°
  9. WedOct 28 Rain Rain0.10 in53°69°
  10. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy48°60°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:20 AM
Sunset 6:23 PM
Daylight 11 h 3 min (−2 min 17 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 70% lit
Moonrise 3:31 PM Moonset 1:28 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low67° / 44°
Record high91° (2005)
Record low25° (1972)
Wettest2.60 in (2016)
Yesterday64° / 37°
Month to date1.02 in (normal 2.19 in)

Salem, records since 1903. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

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Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in SGF, issued 7 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Warming trend this week, with above normal temperatures returning. Highs in the middle to upper 70s are likely late week and into the weekend. Mostly dry weather expected to persist.

- The CPC gives a 70-80% chance for above normal temperatures to persist through the end of October.

Short Term

Issued at 215 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

Current Conditions and Synoptic Overview: Water vapor and upper air analysis shows a weak area of lift/energy moving east out of Missouri with another area moving out of the Rockies. The 00z KSGF sounding and surrounding area obs continues to show a dry airmass in place. While some saturation exists around 15-20kft, a large dry layer exists below. Northeast surface winds across the Gulf of America are not allowing for much low level moisture to return north. Mid level clouds were moving through the area at times and were helping to keep temps warmer than this time yesterday. Many areas remained in the upper 40s to lower 50s with the exception of the typical cold spots in valleys and wind protected areas.

Few Sprinkles Today through Wednesday, Otherwise Warm: Weak lift/vorticity will overspread the area today and again early Wednesday. This will allow for periods of mid level clouds and a few sprinkles/virga at times, especially west of Highway 65. These clouds will also help keep high temps from otherwise reaching higher values. However highs should still reach the lower 70s in many areas.

Long Term

Issued at 215 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

Above Average Temps and Dry Conditions Late Week/Weekend: Ensembles are in decent agreement that a mid level ridge will expand north into the central plains as upper energy moves into southern California. 850mb temps will gradually warm into the 13-16C range and this combined with less cloudcover will support gradually increasing temps. High temps will reach the middle to upper 70s Thursday through the weekend. These temps are roughly 5-10 degrees above average for mid/late October. This upper level pattern does not favor rain chances with chances staying below 10 percent through the weekend.

Aviation

Issued at 517 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

Confidence is high that VFR conditions will prevail through the TAF period. Mid and high clouds around 15kft will move through during the period. While a few sprinkles are possible at times, mostly dry conditions are expected. Winds will remain light out of the southeast, generally less than 10kts.

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