Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. Read More >

Current conditions at

Winston Salem, Smith Reynolds Airport (KINT)

Lat: 36.13°NLon: 80.22°WElev: 968ft.

Fair

79°F

26°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed SW 3 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1013.8 mb)
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index82°F (28°C)
Last update 4 Sep 8:54 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WSW Clemmons NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm.  Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 101. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.  New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Calm wind.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 70 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 85 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 65 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 101. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Calm wind. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Labor Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles WSW Clemmons NC
 36.01°N 80.43°W (Elev. 741 ft)
8:33 pm EDT Sep 4, 2026
9pm EDT Sep 4, 2026-6pm EDT Sep 11, 2026
 
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