Winston-Salem, North Carolina 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS62 KRAH 181645
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1245 PM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...

* Nothing significant.

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.KEY MESSAGES...
As of 1245 PM Sunday...

1) High pressure will allow for a continued period of dry weather
with near or slightly below temperatures this week.

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.DISCUSSION...
As of 1245 PM Sunday...

KEY MESSAGE 1... High pressure will allow for a continued period of
dry weather with near or slightly below temperatures this week.

Early afternoon satellite imagery and surface obs show a 1038mb
surface ridge over western Pennsylvania, with ridging extending
southward into North Carolina. A deepening area of low pressure
resides off the coast, located along the stalled cold front that has
brought significantly cooler temperatures to much of the East Coast.
As the low has deepened, this has tightened the pressure gradient
across central NC with most/if not all observing sites reporting
gusty northeasterly winds around 20kts.

The overall synoptic setup this week will feature surface and upper
level high pressure in control of the weather across central NC. The
offshore low will maintain a relatively tight pressure gradient
across the area through mid week, yielding afternoon breeziness out
of the north, but little in the way of other sensible weather
impacts. Temps each afternoon will be within a few degrees of normal
for mid/late October, with highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s.
Meanwhile, morning lows should generally fall into the 40s. Frost
should not be a concern this week given a few kts of wind lingering
through the overnight hours, although it would not be surprising if
some of the normally cooler spots in the western Piedmont saw temps
reach the upper 30s tonight and again Monday night.


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.AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
As of 1245 PM Sunday...

VFR weather through at least Monday afternoon, with occasional late
morning through late afternoon northerly breeziness. There could be
a period later tonight after the BL stabilizes where a period of
northeasterly LLWS develops, as some of the higher res guidance is
showing winds around 30-35kts around 2kft. High confidence that
winds will increase noticeably with height, but just how strong
remains to be seen and I`ll keep LLWS out of the TAFs for now.

Outlook: Continued VFR weather expected through the end of the week.

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.RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.

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DISCUSSION...Leins
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