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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: 6:41 pm EDT Apr 29, 2026
 
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Mostly Cloudy

Thursday

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Decreasing
Clouds
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Increasing
Clouds
Friday

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Partly Sunny

Friday
Night
Friday Night: A chance of showers after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Light and variable wind.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Showers
Saturday

Saturday: Showers likely, mainly between 8am and 2pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Showers
Likely
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: A chance of showers before 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Chance
Showers then
Partly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Sunny

Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 43.
Clear

Lo 56 °F Hi 72 °F Lo 45 °F Hi 71 °F Lo 49 °F Hi 62 °F Lo 40 °F Hi 68 °F Lo 43 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Tonight
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
 
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
 
Increasing clouds, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Friday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
 
A chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
 
Showers likely, mainly between 8am and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
 
A chance of showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
 
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Sunday Night
 
Clear, with a low around 43.
Monday
 
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Monday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Tuesday
 
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Wednesday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Winston-Salem NC.

Weather Forecast Discussion
916
FXUS62 KRAH 292321
AFDRAH

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
721 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...

* Although the Marginal (level 1 of 5) risk remains throughout cntl
  NC, the most likely window for the relative greatest threat will
  exist over the Piedmont between 8 PM and 11 PM.

* Updated the aviation discussion to reflect the latest thoughts on
  the convective evolution tonight and timing for the 00z Thurs TAFs.

&&

.KEY MESSAGES...
As of 335 PM Wednesday...

1) Although the Marginal(level 1 of 5) risk remains throughout cntl
NC, the relative greatest threat will exist over the Piedmont,
mainly between 8 PM and 11 PM.

2) Next widespread chance for precipitation comes Friday night
through Saturday night.

3) Temperatures will be near normal for the end of the work week
drop below normal for Saturday and Sunday, then rise above normal
for Tuesday and Wednesday.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
As of 335 PM Wednesday..

KEY MESSAGE 1... Although the Marginal(level 1 of 5) risk remains
throughout cntl NC, the relative greatest threat will exist over the
Piedmont, mainly between 8 PM and 11 PM.

Widespread (low) overcast, and also subsidence in the wake of a
convectively-amplified trough and MCVs across the Southeast since
last night, have kept cntl NC stable and dry today. However, the
poleward retreat of a warm front, which extended at 19Z from a lee
low near HKY esewd across the Sandhills and srn Coastal Plain, will
yield lifting and scattering of the low clouds and related ssw to
nne diurnal destabilization across cntl NC through 22-23Z. Despite
what may be a relative minimum in larger-scale forcing for ascent
over cntl NC between now and 06Z, between the aforementioned
convectively-amplified trough (and 70 meter 500 mb height falls
observed at GSO at 12Z) and a perturbation that will shear quickly
ewd from CO this afternoon to the srn Middle Atlantic early Thu,
glancing influence from a couple of other shortwave perturbations
pivoting across the Great Lakes may prove sufficient to support the
development of showers/storms just upstream of cntl NC this
afternoon-evening. Specifically, scattered cells may develop along a
surface trough in the immediate lee of the Appalachians, one
anchored by the aforementioned lee low near KHKY, and also possibly
over the Blue Ridge in the next few hours - all of which should then
move generally ewd with wly mean winds of 35-40 kts, and should some
indeed develop, across cntl NC between 22Z and 03-04Z. VWP data and
forecast hodographs depict veering in the lowest 2-3 kilometers
beneath much stronger wly flow (50-90 kts) through the mid and upr-
levels. Those (supercell) shear profiles will conditionally support
splitting cells capable of producing hail and locally damaging wind
gusts. Low-level shear will also be adequately strong to support
isolated tornado potential, with strengthening of that shear with at
least some nocturnal, low-level flow acceleration centered around
00Z. That isolated tornado potential would be highest for right-
moving cells whose motions would be favorably aligned along the
retreating surface warm front across the Piedmont, where both shear
and low LCLs would also be relatively maximized.


KEY MESSAGE 2... Next widespread chance for precipitation comes
Friday night through Saturday night.

Tonight`s cold front will drop south along the Gulf Coast, become
nearly stationary along the coast through Friday, then have a
coastal low develop along the Atlantic coastline. While the forecast
has trended drier for Friday evening, rain should begin to move into
the region from south to north Friday night into Saturday, with the
greatest chances of rain occurring Saturday morning. Rain chances
will then decrease, coming to an end by midnight. While this is
still three to four days away, the current forecast calls for
anywhere between a quarter inch of rain in the Triad to an inch of
rain in the southeast across Sampson county. Warmer temperatures
between 500 and 700 mb should limit any instability and have removed
any mention of thunder from the forecast.


KEY MESSAGE 3... Temperatures will be near normal for the end of the
work week, drop below normal for Saturday and Sunday, then rise
above normal for Tuesday and Wednesday.

While tonight`s front will bring drier air into the region, the
temperature of the new air mass will not be much different, and
highs on Thursday and Friday should be in the low to mid 70s. As the
coastal low develops, winds will take on a northerly component,
resulting in a chilly day on Saturday - locations near the VA/NC
border will struggle to reach 60 degrees, with low 60s elsewhere.
With clearing skies on Sunday as the low departs, temperatures will
climb slightly, but still remain mostly in the 60s. Monday will be a
transitional day with temperatures near normal, then southerly flow
will help raise highs into the 80s on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Saturday night should be the coldest night, with temperatures
ranging from the upper 30s to the mid 40s - too warm for concern
about frost potential.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
As of 715 PM Wednesday...

MVFR cigs has cleared central NC terminals with scattered 3,500 to
5,000 ft cumulus in its wake. Convection along and immediately ahead
of a cold front moving into/through southwest VA is expected to
shift across central NC between 00z until approximately 05z.
Scattered to locally numerous showers and mostly isolated
thunderstorms may affect any central NC terminals and bring briefly
heavy rain, risk for infrequent lightning, and gusty winds. Small
hail can`t be ruled out from the stronger convective clusters.

Areas of fog and stratus may develop in the wake of that convection
early tonight, especially at RWI, amid residually moist low-levels
and ahead of a cold front and following drier air and light nwly
flow that will move across the region overnight. Mid and high-level
(VFR) ceilings and occasional light rain may lift into FAY Fri
morning; prevailing flight restrictions are not expected at this
time.

Outlook: Rain and flight restrictions will accompany an area low
pressure that is forecast to track along the coast of the Carolinas
on Sat.

&&

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

&&

$$

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