Winston-Salem, North Carolina 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS62 KRAH 192348
AFDRAH

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
748 PM EDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...

* Nothing appreciable

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.KEY MESSAGES...
As of 245 PM Monday...

1) Seasonable and dry fall weather will persist across
central NC into the first part of the weekend.

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.DISCUSSION...
As of 245 PM Monday...

KEY MESSAGE 1... Seasonable and dry fall weather will persist across
central NC into the first part of the weekend.

The combined circulation of surface high pressure over eastern
Canada and an area of low pressure that will linger off the mid-
Atlantic coast through mid-week will result in a dry northerly flow
for much of the week. Another area of high pressure will build into
eastern Canada and New England toward the weekend reinforcing the
dry northerly flow across central NC.

This weather pattern will support a precipitation free forecast into
the first part of the weekend with temperatures ranging close to
average for this time of year. Forecast guidance is in close
agreement with temperatures moderating a bit for Tuesday with highs
in the lower to mid 70s before cooling down a touch for Wednesday
and Thursday with highs near 70. A slightly more notable cool down
with highs in the lower to mid 60s arrives by Saturday with
another risk of patchy frost in some the of the typically colder
locations.

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.AVIATION /00Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
As of 745 PM Monday...

Canadian high pressure will extend across the ern US and maintain
VFR conditions and nely surface winds in cntl NC through the 00Z TAF
period and beyond for at least the next several days. Those nely
surface winds will probably become gusty again with daytime heating
around 14-15Z Tue mainly at ern sites, where the MSL pressure
gradient will be strongest between the Canadian high and coastal low
pressure off the NC coast. A risk of marginal low-level wind shear
will also exist tonight-Tue morning, mainly at RWI, where a nely low-
level jet will be maximized around 40 kts.

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

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DISCUSSION...Blaes
AVIATION...MWS