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Winston-Salem, North Carolina 7 Day Weather Forecast
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NWS Forecast for Winston-Salem NC
National Weather Service Forecast for: Winston-Salem NC
Issued by: National Weather Service Raleigh, NC
Updated: 8:05 pm EDT Apr 2, 2026
 
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind around 7 mph.
Mostly Clear

Friday

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Partly Sunny

Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly Cloudy

Saturday

Saturday: A chance of showers after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Partly Sunny
then Chance
Showers
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: A chance of showers before 8pm, then a chance of showers after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Chance
Showers
Sunday

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 8am.  High near 72. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Showers

Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Partly Cloudy

Monday

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Mostly Sunny

Monday
Night
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Partly Cloudy

Lo 60 °F Hi 81 °F Lo 62 °F Hi 81 °F Lo 63 °F Hi 72 °F Lo 46 °F Hi 67 °F Lo 44 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Overnight
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind around 7 mph.
Friday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
 
A chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
 
A chance of showers before 8pm, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 8am. High near 72. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Monday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Monday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Tuesday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Tuesday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Wednesday
 
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Wednesday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Thursday
 
Sunny, with a high near 68.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Winston-Salem NC.

Weather Forecast Discussion
907
FXUS62 KRAH 030019
AFDRAH

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
819 PM EDT Thu Apr 02 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
As of 200 PM Thursday...

* Nothing appreciable

&&

.KEY MESSAGES...
As of 200 PM Thursday...

1) Unseasonable warmth will prevail on Friday and Saturday ahead of
a cold front. More-widespread showers and storms are expected on
Sunday/Sunday night with a cold frontal passage.

2) Temperatures will turn much cooler early next week with potential
for frost/freeze on Wednesday morning.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
As of 200 PM Thursday...

KEY MESSAGE 1... Unseasonable warmth will prevail on Friday and
Saturday ahead of a cold front. More-widespread showers and storms
are expected on Sunday/Sunday night with a cold frontal passage.

As SW low-level flow persists ahead of a cold front, temperatures
will be unseasonably warm across central NC on Friday and Saturday.
Friday`s highs will be in the lower-80s (10-15 degrees above normal)
and lows will be in the lower-60s (15-20 degrees above normal), with
Saturday about 1-3 degrees warmer than that. Isolated showers will
be possible on Friday and Saturday afternoons as the western
Atlantic mid-level high begins migrating back east, perhaps a bit
higher on Saturday vs Friday as we start to get weak mid-level
height falls. This chance will be greatest in the western Piedmont
(west of the Triangle) which will be furthest removed from the high.
But with limited forcing, limited CAPE, and a capping inversion,
POPs are only slight chance and storms are unlikely to develop.

Widespread showers and storms are expected on Sunday along and ahead
of a strong cold frontal passage. Mid/upper troughing will move
across the Eastern US with resulting moderate mid-level height falls
of 30-60 m/12 hr across central NC. Mid-level flow will increase to
the 35-50 kt range, so shear could be sufficient for isolated strong
to severe storms, but confidence is still low at this time given
uncertainty in timing of the front. A delayed frontal passage to the
evening compared to earlier in the day would give more time for
daytime heating and instability to build up. The GFS is faster and
brings precipitation to central NC starting in the morning, greatly
limiting SBCAPE and focusing it mainly in the SE. The slower ECMWF
and NAM would allow for more SBCAPE across the whole region, but it
still isn`t too impressive (around 500 J/kg or less) given
widespread cloud cover and poor mid-level lapse rates. POPs continue
to be in the categorical range, but ensemble mean QPF is generally a
quarter to half an inch, which should provide very limited relief
from the ongoing drought.


KEY MESSAGE 2... Temperatures will turn much cooler early next week
with potential for frost/freeze on Wednesday morning.

Temperatures behind the cold front will drop substantially with
highs on Monday and Tuesday mainly in the 60s and lows Monday night
in the lower-to-mid-40s. A reinforcing cold surface high will build
from the Great Lakes and Northeast US down the Eastern Seaboard on
Tuesday night and Wednesday. While current forecast lows on Tuesday
night drop to the mid-30s to lower-40s, statistical guidance
particularly the MEX shows potential for temperatures dropping to at
or even below freezing. So frost or freeze headlines may be needed
on Wednesday morning given the growing season started for central NC
on April 1. One limiting factor may be that there does look to be a
decent pressure gradient in place, which would work against
radiational cooling. Highs on Wednesday will only reach the upper-
50s to lower-60s. The cold high will move east into the Atlantic on
Wednesday night/Thursday, resulting in temperatures moderating back
to near normal, but still can`t rule out some frost concerns on
Thursday morning as well.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
As of 819 PM Thursday...

Areas of IFR-MVFR ceilings are expected to develop and concentrate
over the Piedmont, to near or just west of FAY and RWI, between 09-
15Z Fri. Patches of light rain or showers may also result from the
associated cloud layer over the Piedmont. The associated cloud layer
should then lift and scatter through MVFR through midday, then
returning to VFR by afternoon. S to SW winds at 6-12kt through the
TAF period.

Outlook: Low-level moisture will gradually deepen and support the
development of IFR-MVFR ceilings again Sat and Sun mornings, ahead
of a cold front and chance of convection and flight restrictions
that will move across cntl NC Sun afternoon.

&&

.CLIMATE...


Record High Temperatures:

April 2:
KGSO: 87/2010
KFAY: 90/1974

April 3:
KFAY: 90/1934

April 4:
KGSO: 87/2025
KRDU: 90/2025


Record High Minimum Temperatures:

April 2:
KGSO: 61/1979
KRDU: 66/2024
KFAY: 66/2024

April 5:
KFAY: 67/2025

&&

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

&&

$$

DISCUSSION...Danco
AVIATION...np/MWS
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