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

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Mostly Sunny

 Tonight

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Showers
Likely

 Friday

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 4pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Slight Chance
T-storms then
T-storms
Likely
 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 7pm and 2am, then a slight chance of showers after 2am. Low around 68. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
T-storms then
Showers

 Saturday

Saturday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Slight Chance
Showers then
Slight Chance
T-storms
 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Mostly Clear

 Sunday

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Sunny

 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Mostly Clear

 Monday

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Sunny
Hi 91 °F Lo 70 °F Hi 87 °F Lo 68 °F Hi 87 °F Lo 67 °F Hi 87 °F Lo 65 °F Hi 86 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Today
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Tonight
 
 Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 4pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
 
 Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 7pm and 2am, then a slight chance of showers after 2am. Low around 68. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
 
 A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Sunday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 87.
Sunday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Monday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 86.
Monday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Tuesday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 86.
Tuesday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Wednesday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Winston-Salem NC.