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Forks of Salmon Weather Forecast

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Forecast issued at 2:26 AM PST on December 21, 2024 by the National Weather Service

Overnight
Rain

48 °F

Rain

Saturday
Rain

53 °F

Rain

Saturday Night
Chance Rain Showers

42 °F

Chance Rain Showers

Sunday
Rain

55 °F

Rain

Sunday Night
Rain Showers then Slight Chance Light Rain

42 °F

Rain Showers then Slight Chance Light Rain

Monday
Rain

58 °F

Rain

Monday Night
Rain

44 °F

Rain

Tuesday
Rain then Rain Showers

50 °F

Rain then Rain Showers

Tuesday Night
Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

35 °F

Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

Overnight
Rain. Cloudy. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. East southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain before 1pm, then rain showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 49 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 2 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. East wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
A chance of rain showers before 10am, then rain between 10am and 4pm, then rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. East wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Rain showers before 4am, then a slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. South southeast wind 3 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tuesday
Rain before 10am, then rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Christmas Day
Rain likely after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.
Wednesday Night
Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 41.
Thursday
Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 48.
Thursday Night
Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 42.
Friday
Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 51.

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More Weather Info

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Realtime Salmon River Flows & Estimates

River / Fork Flow (cfs) Change Time & Date
Salmon River near Somes Bar+ cfs/hour
Salmon River at Forks of Salmon* cfs/hour
South Fork at Forks of Salmon+* cfs/hour
North Fork at Forks of Salmon+* cfs/hour
Wooley Creek at Salmon River* cfs/hour
Little North Fork at NF Salmon River* cfs/hour

* = estimated flow (accuracy uncertain), + = flow courtesy of Dreamflows, ⁇ = flow unknown

Clean, Cool Water for the Klamath River System

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Salmon River Temperature & Water Quality

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Salmon River Watershed Wildfire Map

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Salmon River Watershed Air Quality

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Salmon River Cam - Forks of Salmon

Estimated flow of Salmon River in image: cfs.