Winston-Salem, North Carolina 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS62 KRAH 301825
AFDRAH

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
225 PM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...

* Fog and stratus again Monday morning.

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.KEY MESSAGES...
As of 225 PM Sunday...

1) Another round of fog and low clouds during the Monday morning
commute.

2) High heat and humidity return quickly this week, beginning Monday
and peaking Wednesday through Friday.

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.DISCUSSION...
As of 225 PM Sunday...

KEY MESSAGE 1...Another round of fog and low clouds during the
Monday morning commute.

Similar to this morning, and thanks to ongoing light wind, high
dwpts and minimal dwpt depressions, much of central NC will see a
few hours of locally dense fog and low clouds during the Monday
morning rush hour commute.  The highest dwpts and thus best chance
for said fog will be east, so look for best coverage of dense fog
mainly to the south and east of Raleigh. Similar to this morning,
the fog should burn off by 9:30 AM.

KEY MESSAGE 2... High heat and humidity return quickly this week,
beginning Monday and peaking Wednesday through Friday.

Aloft, the ~595 dam mid-level anticyclone will build eastward into
and settle over the region through at least mid-week. Disturbances
in the northern stream may help push the ridge south and west toward
the end of the week, with the trough amplifying across the East
Coast over the weekend. At the surface, a lee trough may remain in
place across the area, while Bermuda high pressure ridges wwd across
the region, with a sly component to the wind across much of the area
through at least mid-week. The trough may amplify across the region
late-week. Low level thicknesses of 1440+ m expected across the area
Wed-Fri. Temperatures should moderate through mid-week, with highs
in the mid/upr 90s for Wed-Fri (10+ degrees above normal). Some
locations could reach 100 degrees Wed and Thu. Lows in the 70s
expected through much of the week. Heat index values of 100-110 are
possible across much of the area Tue-Fri, highest Wed and Thu. Given
the prolonged period of heat with little relief overnight, the WPC
Experimental Heat Risk continues to show Major to Extreme risk of
heat-related impacts across central NC Tue-Fri. Heat advisories may
be needed should the forecast hold. Expect largely dry weather
through Thu, though a stray shower/storm during the aft/eve cannot
be completely ruled out. Chances for storms increase toward the
weekend as the mid/upr trough amplifies over the region.

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.AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
As of 225 PM Sunday...

Through 18Z Monday: Mainly VFR conditions through the rest of the
daytime hours today and this evening.  Overnight, look for fog and
stratus to develop once again similar to this past morning, with
cigs and vsby decreasing around 09Z and improving after 13Z Monday.
While mostly IFR conditions are expected across much of central NC
during that 4 hour period, flt conditions could drop to LIFR in
spots, esp along and east of the I-95 corridor.  Winds aob 10kt
through the TAF period.

Outlook: Mainly dry weather and VFR conditions through mid-week.
Afternoon and evening thunderstorms may return during the latter
half of the week.

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.CLIMATE...

Record High Temperatures:

September 2: KRDU: 99/1912

September 3: KRDU: 99/2010  KFAY: 101/2010

September 4: KRDU: 100/1925  KFAY: 100/1944


Record High Minimum Temperatures:

September 2: KGSO: 73/1912  KRDU: 75/1912  KFAY: 75/2020

September 3: KGSO: 73/2020  KRDU: 78/1933  KFAY: 77/2020

September 4: KGSO: 72/2018  KRDU: 74/1921  KFAY: 75/2020

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

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DISCUSSION...np/10
AVIATION...np