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CONNECTICUT · SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT PLANNING REGION

Salem

4,326 people, 400 ft above sea level in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region.

400 ftElevation, city center
4,326People, 2024 estimate
29 sq miLand area
Sunny 65°
Sunny now Dew point 59° · SW 5 mph · high 69°
City of Salem River Interstate 2 miles
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The Salem plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Salem

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Groton / New London Airport (KGON) · 1:56 PM
Sunny
65° Sunny Feels like 65° · high of 69° near 3 PM
WindSW 5 mphno gusts
Humidity81%falling to 68% this afternoon
Pressure29.95 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 59° · Comfortableabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Friday40% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 270.36 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
NWS Upton and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:46 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:43 AM6:35 PM ↓
11 h 51 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
17
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 44, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 55 to 65°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 69° / 52°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
69° 55°
0% rain — WNW 7 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
70° 58°
0% rain — SSW 4 A
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
73° 63°
0% rain — SW 10 A
FRI Oct. 2 Chance of showers Chance of showers
76° 60°
40% rain up to 0.06″ SW 10 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
69° 50°
20% rain — ENE 6 B
SUN Oct. 4 Chance of showers Chance of showers
64° 51°
40% rain up to 1.2″ E 7 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
64° 44°
10% rain — NW 10 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Salem about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Atlantic off the Carolinas three days ago, and over the western Atlantic a day ago, about 1,380 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. Near the ground the air came from Canada; at 10,000 feet, from the western Atlantic. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Hartford CT · 29 MI 29 miles northwest New Haven CT · 37 MI 37 miles west Brookhaven NY · 57 MI 57 miles southwest Boston MA · 87 MI 87 miles northeast Hempstead NY · 92 MI 92 miles southwest New York NY · 105 MI 105 miles southwest
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Salem

4,326 people, 400 ft above sea level in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region.

400 ftElevation
4,326People
29 sq miLand
Sunny 65°
SunnyDew point 59°
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Today in Salem

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 68° 1%
5p mostly cloudy day 68° 1%
8p mostly cloudy night 63° 1%
11p partly cloudy night 60° 1%
2a partly cloudy night 57° 0%
5a partly cloudy night 56° 0%
Showers
NEXT RAINFriday · 40%
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Tue0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
55
69
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
58
70
A
Thu0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
63
73
A
Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
60
76
B
Sat20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
50
69
B
Sun40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
51
64
B
Mon10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
44
64
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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