Winston-Salem, North Carolina 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS62 KRAH 201703
AFDRAH

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
104 PM EDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...

* No appreciable changes.

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.KEY MESSAGES...
As of 104 PM Tuesday...

1) Seasonable and dry fall weather through much of the period. Below
normal highs expected Friday through Sunday behind reinforcing cool
high pressure.

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.DISCUSSION...
As of 104 PM Tuesday...

KEY MESSAGE 1... Seasonable and dry fall weather through much of the
period. Below normal highs expected Friday through Sunday behind
reinforcing cool high pressure.

A very quiet stretch of weather will persist well into at least the
early part of next week. Cool surface high pressure will remain
anchored across the northeast and Mid-Atlantic states through much
of the week and weekend.

A reinforcing cool high pressure system will build down Friday and
persist into early next week. High temperatures will largely hover
near normal in the upper 60s to lower 70s each afternoon. The one
exception will be this late week and weekend, when highs in the low
to mid 60s are favored under that cool high pressure. We may even
have some patchy frost Saturday and Sunday mornings as lows range
from the upper 30s to middle 40s, with middle 30s in the typical
cooler spots.

Due to the pattern, there is virtually no threat of rain. Ensemble
data suggest perhaps a chance by the middle of next week, but that
chance at this point is fairly low.

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.AVIATION /17Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
As of 104 PM Tuesday...

24-hour TAF period: VFR conditions and clear skies will prevail
across central NC through the next 24 hours. Canadian high pressure
and low pressure sitting off the Mid-Atlantic coast will result in
continued NNE flow across the area. Winds will gust to 15-20 kts at
times for a few more hours, gradually lessening late this afternoon
and this evening but remaining around 5 kts through the overnight
hours. They will then pick back up again to 7-10 kts in the late
morning and early afternoon on Wednesday, potentially gusting to
around 15 kts (mainly at FAY and RWI).

Outlook: Fair weather with VFR conditions are expected for Tuesday
into the first part of the weekend.

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

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DISCUSSION...Kren
AVIATION...JD