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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: 5:28 am EDT Jul 28, 2026
 
Today

Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Light southwest wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Chance
T-storms
Tonight

Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunny

Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 64. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Clear

Thursday

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Sunny

Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Mostly Clear

Friday

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Sunny

Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Partly Cloudy

Saturday

Saturday: A chance of showers after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Partly Sunny
then Chance
Showers
Hi 89 °F Lo 68 °F Hi 86 °F Lo 64 °F Hi 86 °F Lo 64 °F Hi 87 °F Lo 66 °F Hi 85 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Today
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Light southwest wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
 
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
 
Sunny, with a high near 86. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
 
Clear, with a low around 64. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Thursday
 
Sunny, with a high near 86. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Thursday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Friday
 
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Friday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Saturday
 
A chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
 
A chance of showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
 
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
 
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Winston-Salem NC.

Weather Forecast Discussion
445
FXUS62 KRAH 280607
AFDRAH

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
205 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...

* Minimal changes to the forecast.

&&

.KEY MESSAGES...
As of 205 AM Tuesday...

1) All of central North Carolina will be under a slight (level 2 of
5) risk for severe thunderstorms today, primarily in the late
afternoon and evening hours.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
As of 205 AM Tuesday...

KEY MESSAGE 1... All of central North Carolina will be under a
slight (level 2 of 5) risk for severe thunderstorms today, primarily
in the late afternoon and evening hours.

A cluster of showers and thunderstorms is currently near the
Michigan/Ohio border and is forecast to drop to the south-southeast
overnight, reaching West Virginia by morning and continuing to the
southeast. The cluster is likely to be dissipating as it reaches
North Carolina, bringing some scattered showers to the western half
of the state, but the thunderstorm potential is minimal with this
wave.

However, as a cold front moves to the south behind the initial
cluster of showers, this will provide more widespread forcing for
precipitation and is likely to bring showers to much of central
North Carolina, with the highest chances for rain to the east of US-
1. It is with this second round of precipitation that severe weather
will be potentially locally. The reason for noting the initial
cluster of showers is that the remnant cloud cover is likely to
reduce the amount of instability farther to the west, reducing, but
not eliminating, the chance for severe weather in the Triad. Most of
the area will have MUCAPE values at least 2000 J/kg, and the
effective shear will be 30 to 40 kts, with the greatest shear to the
northwest. The most likely timing for severe weather will be from 4-
8pm, moving from northwest to southeast. The 06Z forecast from the
Storm Prediction Center is very similar to their forecast from
Monday afternoon: the primary threat will come from damaging wind
gusts, there will be a secondary threat for isolated tornadoes,
greatest from the Triangle north and east, and isolated large hail
cannot be ruled out to the west of US-1. All rain should come to an
end shortly after midnight.

&&

.AVIATION /05Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
As of 125 AM Tuesday...

TAF period: The visibility at RWI has already dropped as of 05Z, and
it appears that there will also be the potential for some BR at FAY
as well. The odds of RWI dropping to IFR conditions are much higher
than FAY. VFR conditions are expected elsewhere. After sunrise, it
appears that an area of showers/thunderstorms currently near the
OH/MI border will have dropped southeast overnight, providing
additional cloud cover if not some showers with its decay as it
approaches central North Carolina. While this will bring a chance of
showers, primarily to INT/GSO, the main threat for precipitation
will come later in the afternoon ahead of the synoptic cold front
crossing the region. Have maintained TEMPO groups (PROB30 at FAY)
for TSRA, with some slight adjustments for timing when thunderstorms
are most likely at each terminal as well as adding prevailing groups
for showers at FAY/RWI. Showers/storms will end from northwest to
southeast through the evening, likely ending around 06Z at FAY.

Outlook: While skies will clear behind the cold front, the wind
should remain strong enough to allow mixing to continue and minimize
the chance for restrictions behind the front late Tuesday night. The
next chance of showers/storms should not be until Saturday, and most
probably at INT/GSO.

&&

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

&&

$$

DISCUSSION...Green
AVIATION...Green
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