First significant rain in eight months forecasted for Salem this weekend

People cool off in the Willamette River at Wallace Marine Park on Saturday, June 26. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Salem residents this weekend can expect the first significant rainfall since January in a year that’s so far recorded hotter temperatures and less precipitation than normal.

The city is expected to have between a half-inch and three quarters of an inch of rain both Friday night and Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.

The agency…