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Winston-Salem, North Carolina weather · now

75°

Clear

Feels
77°
High / Low
96° / 73°
Wind
0 mph N
Humidity
89%
Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 3:00 PM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 34% · 4 PM

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Sun 6:17 AM 8:36 PM 14h 19m
Moon Waxing Crescent 14% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Winston-Salem, North Carolina, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect mostly sunny then scattered showers and thunderstorms today. Today's high is 96° with a low near 73°.

What to wear today

Stay cool — limit sun exposure

Extreme heat at 96°F. Light colors, hat, and shade breaks.

Next 24 hours

70° 85° 100° ↑ 95° ↓ 75° 5 AM 8 AM 11 AM 2 PM 5 PM 8 PM 11 PM 2 AM

  1. 5 AM

    76°

    1%

  2. 7 AM

    75°

    0%

  3. 9 AM

    81°

    0%

  4. 11 AM

    89°

    7%

  5. 1 PM

    94°

    10%

  6. 3 PM

    95°

    27%

  7. 5 PM

    93°

    42%

  8. 7 PM

    90°

    58%

  9. 9 PM

    82°

    21%

  10. 11 PM

    78°

    17%

  11. 1 AM

    76°

    9%

  12. 3 AM

    76°

    3%

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7 days

  1. Today 7/18 Mostly Sunny then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 58% 96° · 73°
    1. 5 AM 76° Partly Cloudy 1%
    2. 6 AM 75° Partly Sunny
    3. 7 AM 75° Partly Sunny
    4. 8 AM 77° Mostly Sunny
    5. 9 AM 81° Mostly Sunny
    6. 10 AM 86° Mostly Sunny 2%
    7. 11 AM 89° Sunny 7%
    8. 12 PM 92° Sunny 6%
    9. 1 PM 94° Mostly Sunny 10%
    10. 2 PM 94° Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    11. 3 PM 95° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    12. 4 PM 95° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 34%
    13. 5 PM 93° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    14. 6 PM 92° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 56%
    15. 7 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 58%
    16. 8 PM 85° Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    17. 9 PM 82° Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    18. 10 PM 80° Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    19. 11 PM 78° Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
  2. Sun 7/19 Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 65% 93° · 71°
    1. 12 AM 77° Mostly Cloudy 11%
    2. 1 AM 76° Mostly Cloudy 9%
    3. 2 AM 76° Mostly Cloudy 4%
    4. 3 AM 76° Partly Cloudy 3%
    5. 4 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 4%
    6. 5 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 1%
    7. 6 AM 74° Mostly Sunny 1%
    8. 7 AM 73° Mostly Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 75° Mostly Sunny
    10. 9 AM 79° Partly Sunny
    11. 10 AM 84° Partly Sunny
    12. 11 AM 86° Partly Sunny
    13. 12 PM 88° Mostly Sunny 2%
    14. 1 PM 90° Mostly Sunny 4%
    15. 2 PM 91° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    16. 3 PM 91° Mostly Sunny 12%
    17. 4 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    18. 5 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
    19. 6 PM 88° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65%
    20. 7 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 51%
    21. 8 PM 83° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 60%
    22. 9 PM 80° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 60%
    23. 10 PM 78° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 60%
    24. 11 PM 76° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 60%
  3. Mon 7/20 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52% 89° · 71°
    1. 12 AM 75° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 60%
    2. 1 AM 73° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 60%
    3. 2 AM 73° Partly Cloudy 11%
    4. 3 AM 72° Partly Cloudy 11%
    5. 4 AM 71° Partly Cloudy 11%
    6. 5 AM 71° Partly Cloudy 11%
    7. 6 AM 71° Mostly Sunny 11%
    8. 7 AM 72° Mostly Sunny 11%
    9. 8 AM 73° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    10. 9 AM 75° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    11. 10 AM 78° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    12. 11 AM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    13. 12 PM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    14. 1 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    15. 2 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 46%
    16. 3 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 46%
    17. 4 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 46%
    18. 5 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 46%
    19. 6 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 46%
    20. 7 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 46%
    21. 8 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    22. 9 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    23. 10 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    24. 11 PM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
  4. Tue 7/21 Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44% 92° · 73°
    1. 12 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    2. 1 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    3. 2 AM 73° Partly Cloudy 8%
    4. 3 AM 72° Partly Cloudy 8%
    5. 4 AM 72° Mostly Cloudy 8%
    6. 5 AM 72° Mostly Cloudy 8%
    7. 6 AM 72° Partly Sunny 8%
    8. 7 AM 72° Partly Sunny 8%
    9. 8 AM 73° Partly Sunny 7%
    10. 9 AM 76° Partly Sunny 7%
    11. 10 AM 80° Partly Sunny 7%
    12. 11 AM 83° Partly Sunny 7%
    13. 12 PM 85° Partly Sunny 7%
    14. 1 PM 87° Partly Sunny 7%
    15. 2 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    16. 3 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    17. 4 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    18. 5 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    19. 6 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    20. 7 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    21. 8 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    22. 9 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    23. 10 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    24. 11 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
  5. Wed 7/22 Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55% 90° · 66°
    1. 12 AM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    2. 1 AM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    3. 2 AM 75° Chance Rain Showers 44%
    4. 3 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 44%
    5. 4 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 44%
    6. 5 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 44%
    7. 6 AM 73° Chance Rain Showers 44%
    8. 7 AM 73° Chance Rain Showers 44%
    9. 8 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 25%
    10. 9 AM 77° Chance Rain Showers 25%
    11. 10 AM 80° Chance Rain Showers 25%
    12. 11 AM 83° Chance Rain Showers 25%
    13. 12 PM 85° Chance Rain Showers 25%
    14. 1 PM 86° Chance Rain Showers 25%
    15. 2 PM 87° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
    16. 3 PM 88° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
    17. 4 PM 88° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
    18. 5 PM 88° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
    19. 6 PM 87° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
    20. 7 PM 85° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
    21. 8 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    22. 9 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    23. 10 PM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    24. 11 PM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
  6. Thu 7/23 Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny 16% 85° · 66°
    1. 12 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    2. 1 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    3. 2 AM 71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    4. 3 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    5. 4 AM 68° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    6. 5 AM 67° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    7. 6 AM 66° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    8. 7 AM 66° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    9. 8 AM 67° Mostly Sunny 14%
    10. 9 AM 69° Mostly Sunny 14%
    11. 10 AM 73° Mostly Sunny 14%
    12. 11 AM 76° Mostly Sunny 14%
    13. 12 PM 78° Mostly Sunny 14%
    14. 1 PM 80° Mostly Sunny 14%
    15. 2 PM 82° Mostly Sunny 13%
    16. 3 PM 83° Mostly Sunny 13%
    17. 4 PM 84° Mostly Sunny 13%
    18. 5 PM 84° Mostly Sunny 13%
    19. 6 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 13%
    20. 7 PM 82° Partly Cloudy 13%
    21. 8 PM 80° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    22. 9 PM 77° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    23. 10 PM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    24. 11 PM 72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
  7. Fri 7/24 Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15% 86° · —
    1. 12 AM 71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    2. 1 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    3. 2 AM 69° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    4. 3 AM 68° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    5. 4 AM 67° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    6. 5 AM 67° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    7. 6 AM 67° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    8. 7 AM 67° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    9. 8 AM 68° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    10. 9 AM 71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    11. 10 AM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    12. 11 AM 78° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    13. 12 PM 81° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    14. 1 PM 83° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    15. 2 PM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    16. 3 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    17. 4 PM 86° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Sat 7/25 Cloudy 37% 84° · 66°
  2. Sun 7/26 Drizzle 27% 94° · 70°
  3. Mon 7/27 Drizzle 21% 97° · 74°
  4. Tue 7/28 Drizzle 26% 98° · 74°
  5. Wed 7/29 Cloudy 40% 95° · 73°
  6. Thu 7/30 Thunderstorms 48% 78° · 68°
  7. Fri 7/31 Drizzle 35% 85° · 70°
  8. Sat 8/1 Drizzle 42% 86° · 72°
  9. Sun 8/2 Cloudy 38% — · —

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.

Thursday, 7/23

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny, 85° / 66°

  1. Tomorrow93°71°
  2. Mon89°71°
  3. Tue92°73°
  4. Wed90°66°
  5. Thu85°66°
  6. Fri86°

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 66°F · light wind (7 mph) · slight chance of rain (15%) · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent98 / 100
  • Bike6 AM

    comfortable at 75°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Golf6 AM

    comfortable at 75°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Picnic6 AM

    comfortable at 75°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
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    Any weather is magic show weather. Indoors or out, magic doesn't care.

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Climate normals

What weather to expect in Winston-Salem

Winston-Salem in July typically averages 89° highs and 71° lows, with about 22 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 89°); the coldest is January (average low 28°).

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan45°28°10
Feb52°34°11
Mar68°44°7
Apr75°53°11
May76°57°16
Jun88°67°19
Jul89°71°22
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)

Saturday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 106. Southwest wind 1 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 100. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
A slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Forecast details

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