Salem, NJ Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (08079)
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Current Weather
Feels Like 66°F
Forecast at a Glance
This Date in Weather History
1933 - A hurricane hit Brownsville, TX, killing forty persons and causing 12 million dollars damage.
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Salem 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Friday Sep 5
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 69. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Sep 6
Day: Patchy fog before 8am, then a slight chance of rain showers between 11am and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 61. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Sunday Sep 7
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Monday Sep 8
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Tuesday Sep 9
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Wednesday Sep 10
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Thursday Sep 11
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 6:35 AM
Sunset 7:28 PM
Last Light 7:56 PM
Moonset 3:52 AM
Close Tide Stations
Salem
(0.6 miles away)
Sinnickson Landing
(1.7 miles away)
Quinton
(3.2 miles away)
Contiguous United States Extremes
Thu's High Temperature
112 at Death Valley, CA and 16 Miles Southwest If Tecopa, CA
Thu's Low Temperature
28 at Peter Sinks, UT
Weather Folklore
If cirrus clouds form in weather with a falling barometer, it is almost sure to rain.
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About Salem, New Jersey
Salem is a city in and the county seat of Salem County, the most rural county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The name Salem, for both the city and county, is derived from the Hebrew word shalom, meaning peace. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 5,296, an increase of 150 (+2.9%) from the 2010 census count of 5,146, which in turn reflected a decrease of 711 (−12.1%) from the 5,857 counted in the 2000 census. Salem is part of the Delaware Valley or Philadelphia greater metropolitan area.
The town and colony of Salem was laid out in 1675 by John Fenwick and the community was given permission to choose officers in October 1693. It was incorporated on February 21, 1798, as part of the initial group of 104 townships established by the New Jersey Legislature. On February 25, 1858, it was reincorporated as Salem City.
Salem had the second-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 6.519% in 2020, compared to 3.476% in Salem County and a statewide average of 2.279%.
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