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Winston-Salem, North Carolina weather · now

75°

Cloudy

Feels
77°
High / Low
91° / 70°
Wind
29 mph WSW
Humidity
89%
Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 3:00 PM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 59% · 6 PM

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Sun 6:06 AM 8:42 PM 14h 36m
Moon Waxing Gibbous 93% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Winston-Salem, North Carolina, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect partly sunny then showers and thunderstorms likely today. Today's high is 91° with a low near 70°.

What to wear today

Loose, light, and water nearby

91°F — wear breathable fabrics and stay hydrated.

Next 24 hours

65° 80° 95° ↑ 90° ↓ 71° 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM 7 AM

  1. 10 AM

    80°

    10%

  2. 12 PM

    85°

    10%

  3. 2 PM

    90°

    10%

  4. 4 PM

    89°

    51%

  5. 6 PM

    86°

    59%

  6. 8 PM

    80°

    36%

  7. 10 PM

    77°

    16%

  8. 12 AM

    74°

    15%

  9. 2 AM

    72°

    15%

  10. 4 AM

    72°

    10%

  11. 6 AM

    71°

    8%

  12. 8 AM

    72°

    10%

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7 days

  1. Today 6/27 Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 59% 91° · 70°
    1. 10 AM 80° Partly Sunny 10%
    2. 11 AM 83° Mostly Sunny 10%
    3. 12 PM 85° Mostly Sunny 10%
    4. 1 PM 88° Mostly Sunny 10%
    5. 2 PM 90° Partly Sunny 10%
    6. 3 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    7. 4 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 51%
    8. 5 PM 88° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 58%
    9. 6 PM 86° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 59%
    10. 7 PM 84° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 57%
    11. 8 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    12. 9 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    13. 10 PM 77° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    14. 11 PM 75° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
  2. Sun 6/28 Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42% 90° · 69°
    1. 12 AM 74° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    2. 1 AM 73° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    3. 2 AM 72° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    4. 3 AM 72° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    5. 4 AM 72° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    6. 5 AM 71° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    7. 6 AM 71° Mostly Cloudy 8%
    8. 7 AM 71° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    9. 8 AM 72° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    10. 9 AM 76° Partly Sunny 10%
    11. 10 AM 80° Partly Sunny 10%
    12. 11 AM 82° Partly Sunny 10%
    13. 12 PM 84° Partly Sunny 10%
    14. 1 PM 86° Partly Sunny 10%
    15. 2 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    16. 3 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    17. 4 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    18. 5 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    19. 6 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    20. 7 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    21. 8 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 14%
    22. 9 PM 80° Mostly Clear 14%
    23. 10 PM 78° Mostly Clear 14%
    24. 11 PM 77° Partly Cloudy 14%
  3. Mon 6/29 Mostly Sunny 14% 91° · 70°
    1. 12 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 14%
    2. 1 AM 73° Mostly Clear 14%
    3. 2 AM 72° Mostly Clear 2%
    4. 3 AM 71° Mostly Clear 2%
    5. 4 AM 71° Mostly Clear 2%
    6. 5 AM 70° Partly Cloudy 2%
    7. 6 AM 70° Mostly Sunny 2%
    8. 7 AM 71° Mostly Sunny 2%
    9. 8 AM 72° Mostly Sunny 8%
    10. 9 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 8%
    11. 10 AM 79° Mostly Sunny 8%
    12. 11 AM 82° Mostly Sunny 8%
    13. 12 PM 84° Mostly Sunny 8%
    14. 1 PM 86° Mostly Sunny 8%
    15. 2 PM 88° Mostly Sunny 14%
    16. 3 PM 89° Mostly Sunny 14%
    17. 4 PM 90° Mostly Sunny 14%
    18. 5 PM 90° Sunny 14%
    19. 6 PM 89° Mostly Clear 14%
    20. 7 PM 87° Mostly Clear 14%
    21. 8 PM 85° Mostly Clear 4%
    22. 9 PM 82° Mostly Clear 4%
    23. 10 PM 80° Mostly Clear 4%
    24. 11 PM 77° Mostly Clear 4%
  4. Tue 6/30 Sunny 5% 94° · 71°
    1. 12 AM 75° Mostly Clear 4%
    2. 1 AM 74° Mostly Clear 4%
    3. 2 AM 72° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 71° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 71° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 70° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 70° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 71° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 72° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 76° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 80° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 84° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 87° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 90° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 92° Sunny 1%
    16. 3 PM 93° Sunny 1%
    17. 4 PM 94° Sunny 1%
    18. 5 PM 94° Sunny 1%
    19. 6 PM 93° Mostly Clear 1%
    20. 7 PM 91° Mostly Clear 1%
    21. 8 PM 88° Clear 5%
    22. 9 PM 84° Clear 5%
    23. 10 PM 81° Clear 5%
    24. 11 PM 78° Clear 5%
  5. Wed 7/1 Sunny 2% 97° · 74°
    1. 12 AM 76° Clear 5%
    2. 1 AM 74° Clear 5%
    3. 2 AM 73° Clear 2%
    4. 3 AM 72° Clear 2%
    5. 4 AM 71° Clear 2%
    6. 5 AM 71° Clear 2%
    7. 6 AM 71° Sunny 2%
    8. 7 AM 72° Sunny 2%
    9. 8 AM 74° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 78° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 83° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 87° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 90° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 93° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 95° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 97° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 97° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 97° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 96° Mostly Clear
    20. 7 PM 95° Mostly Clear
    21. 8 PM 92° Clear 2%
    22. 9 PM 88° Clear 2%
    23. 10 PM 85° Clear 2%
    24. 11 PM 81° Clear 2%
  6. Thu 7/2 Sunny 6% 101° · 76°
    1. 12 AM 79° Clear 2%
    2. 1 AM 77° Clear 2%
    3. 2 AM 76° Clear
    4. 3 AM 75° Clear
    5. 4 AM 74° Clear
    6. 5 AM 74° Clear
    7. 6 AM 74° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 74° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 76° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 80° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 86° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 91° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 95° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 97° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 99° Sunny 3%
    16. 3 PM 100° Sunny 3%
    17. 4 PM 101° Sunny 3%
    18. 5 PM 100° Sunny 3%
    19. 6 PM 99° Mostly Clear 3%
    20. 7 PM 97° Mostly Clear 3%
    21. 8 PM 94° Mostly Clear 6%
    22. 9 PM 90° Mostly Clear 6%
    23. 10 PM 86° Mostly Clear 6%
    24. 11 PM 83° Mostly Clear 6%
  7. Fri 7/3 Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16% 103° · 76°
    1. 12 AM 81° Mostly Clear 6%
    2. 1 AM 79° Mostly Clear 6%
    3. 2 AM 78° Mostly Clear 1%
    4. 3 AM 77° Mostly Clear 1%
    5. 4 AM 77° Mostly Clear 1%
    6. 5 AM 77° Mostly Clear 1%
    7. 6 AM 77° Sunny 1%
    8. 7 AM 77° Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 79° Sunny 3%
    10. 9 AM 83° Sunny 3%
    11. 10 AM 88° Sunny 3%
    12. 11 AM 93° Sunny 3%
    13. 12 PM 97° Sunny 3%
    14. 1 PM 99° Sunny 3%
    15. 2 PM 101° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    16. 3 PM 102° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    17. 4 PM 103° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    18. 5 PM 102° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    19. 6 PM 101° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    20. 7 PM 98° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    21. 8 PM 95° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    22. 9 PM 91° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Sat 7/4 Drizzle 31% 105° · 77°
  2. Sun 7/5 Drizzle 36% 102° · 74°
  3. Mon 7/6 Cloudy 36% 99° · 73°
  4. Tue 7/7 Drizzle 33% 97° · 71°
  5. Wed 7/8 Drizzle 37% 96° · 70°
  6. Thu 7/9 Drizzle 39% 88° · 75°
  7. Fri 7/10 Cloudy 39% 94° · 73°
  8. Sat 7/11 Sunny 48% 95° · 69°
  9. Sun 7/12 Cloudy 35% 99° · 70°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.

Monday, 6/29

Mostly Sunny, 91° / 70°

  1. Tomorrow90°69°
  2. Mon91°70°
  3. Tue94°71°
  4. Wed97°74°
  5. Thu101°76°
  6. Fri103°76°

Best time to head outside

Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.

  • RunTomorrow 6 AM

    warm at 70°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent90 / 100
  • BikeTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 71°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Golf10 AM

    comfortable at 80°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (10%) · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Picnic10 AM

    comfortable at 80°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (10%) · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Magic ShowAnytime

    Any weather is magic show weather. Indoors or out, magic doesn't care.

    Corporate Magician Scott Henderson

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Climate normals

What weather to expect in Winston-Salem

Winston-Salem in June typically averages 89° highs and 67° lows, with about 15 days of rain. The hottest stretch is June (average high 89°); the coldest is January (average low 28°). July is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan45°28°10
Feb52°34°11
Mar68°44°7
Apr75°53°11
May76°57°16
Jun89°67°15
Jul89°71°21
Aug82°66°15
Sep78°62°15
Oct69°50°7
Nov62°43°8
Dec50°33°11

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 94.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
RAH 15,65
Radar station
KFCX
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
36.100, -80.244