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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: 6:04 pm EDT Sep 16, 2026
 
Tonight

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 64. Calm wind.
Clear

Thursday

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Light southwest wind.
Sunny

Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Light west wind.
Partly Cloudy

Friday

Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Light north wind.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Mostly Sunny
then Showers
Likely
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Showers
Likely
Saturday

Saturday: A slight chance of showers between 8am and 2pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Slight Chance
Showers
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Mostly Cloudy

Sunday

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 89.
Partly Sunny

Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Partly Cloudy

Lo 64 °F Hi 93 °F Lo 70 °F Hi 93 °F Lo 69 °F Hi 84 °F Lo 68 °F Hi 89 °F Lo 68 °F

 

Tonight
 
Clear, with a low around 64. Calm wind.
Thursday
 
Sunny, with a high near 93. Light southwest wind.
Thursday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Light west wind.
Friday
 
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Light north wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
 
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
 
A slight chance of showers between 8am and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Sunday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 89.
Sunday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Monday
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday
 
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night
 
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday
 
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Winston-Salem NC.

Weather Forecast Discussion
087
FXUS62 KRAH 162306
AFDRAH

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
705 PM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...

* A couple of cold fronts will move south and across cntl NC Fri
  through Sat, with moisture and instability maximized and most
  supportive of showers/storms between the two.

&&

.KEY MESSAGES...
As of 300 PM Wednesday...

1) A couple of cold fronts will move south and across cntl NC Fri
through Sat, with moisture and instability maximized and most
supportive of showers/storms between the two.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
As of 300 PM Wednesday...

KEY MESSAGE 1... A couple of cold fronts will move south and across
cntl NC Fri through Sat, with moisture and instability maximized and
most supportive of showers/storms between the two.

An anomalously strong subtropical to lwr mid-latitude ridge may
yield an observed 500 mb height of 600 dam at FFC or BNA this
evening, while retrograding across the TN and lwr MS Valleys through
Sat. Nwly flow around the nern periphery of the ridge may direct at
least a few convectively-enhanced mid-level disturbances from the OH
Valley to the (particularly wrn) Carolinas Thu through Fri night,
before a col and area of weak and variable flow becomes established
over cntl NC this weekend.

At the surface, a couple of closely-spaced fronts, now stretching
and modulated by convection across the upr OH through mid MS
Valleys, will progress somewhat discontinuously swd across the OH
Valley and Middle Atlantic through early Fri. The lead front,
pressure trough, and convergence axis will progress generally sewd
across cntl NC through the day Fri, and through a residually-
dry/continental pre-frontal airmass deposited by the preceding
Canadian high and dry air ridge. Low-level moisture and instability
--and favored region for showers/storms-- will be maximized between
that lead front and a trailing, backdoor segment that will meanwhile
progress swwd through VA and into-through cntl NC late Fri through
early Sat. The timing of those features and instability axis would
favor showers/storms over the nrn Piedmont and nrn Coastal Plain Fri
afternoon-evening, then the Sandhills and srn-cntl Coastal Plain Fri
night-Sat. Weak lapse rates and shear will limit storm intensity
throughout the period.

&&

.AVIATION /23Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
As of 705 PM Wednesday...

Canadian high pressure will continue to extend across the srn Middle
Atlantic and favor mainly VFR conditions in cntl NC through the 00Z
TAF period. The only exception to VFR during that time will be a
chance of visibility restrictions in shallow, radiation fog/mist at
RWI again Thu morning, in addition to a possible shower or storm
near INT Thu afternoon/evening.

Outlook: The relative best chance of convection will exist along a
cold front forecast to move through cntl NC Fri afternoon-evening. A
risk of convection will linger over srn/sern NC Fri night and Sat,
including at FAY. Nely flow behind that front will otherwise
increase the likelihood of IFR-MVFR ceilings Sat morning, lowest and
most prolonged over the Piedmont (especially at INT/GSO). Additional
sub-VFR ceilings will be possible again Sun morning.

&&

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

&&

$$

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