Weather in Salem, Utah
High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Salem, UT
Saturday, May 16 at 11:31 PM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
63°
Humidity
24%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:36 PM
Salem, UT
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
5p
74°
6p
72°
7p
69°
8p
64°
9p
62°
10p
61°
11p
58°
12a
56°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
50°
6a
47°
7a
51°
8a
58°
9a
65°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
76°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
78°
4p
Salem, UT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—70°50°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle43%61°45°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow Shwrs97%49°40°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—61°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—70°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—68°50°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—76°46°
Salem, UT
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Salem, UT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
321° · backing 100°
Direction
NW
321°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Salem, UT
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 43.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 120.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 2.1 Low
Salem, UT
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:40 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
8:36 PM
Civil dusk
3:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Salem, UT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:35 AM
- Moonset
- 1:53 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Salem, UT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
weather
Salem at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 16, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.