National Weather Service Forecast for: Wake Forest NC
Issued by: National Weather Service Raleigh, NC
Updated: 2:27 am EDT Aug 20, 2026
 
Today

Today: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly Sunny
then Isolated
T-storms
 Tonight

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Showers
Likely

 Friday

Friday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 100. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Partly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am, then showers likely after 2am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 69. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Heavy Rain
then Showers

 Saturday

Saturday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Showers
Likely then
Chance
T-storms
 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Chance
T-storms then
Slight Chance
Showers
 Sunday

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Mostly Sunny

 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Partly Cloudy

 Monday

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Sunny
Hi 95 °F Lo 72 °F Hi 89 °F Lo 69 °F Hi 86 °F Lo 69 °F Hi 88 °F Lo 67 °F Hi 86 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
Heat Advisory
 

Today
 
 Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
 
 Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
 
 A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 100. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
 
 Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am, then showers likely after 2am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 69. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday
 
 Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Monday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 86.
Monday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Tuesday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Tuesday Night
 
 A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Wake Forest NC.