Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the Mid-Atlantic; Active Pattern Continues in Hawaii

Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected today from the ArkLaTex and Lower Mississippi Valley through the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic. Thunderstorms may produce heavy to excessive rain that could pose a flooding threat today from east Texas into New York. A powerful kona storm will continue to impact Hawaii through Saturday, bringing heavy rainfall, strong winds, and severe thunderstorms. Read More >

Current conditions at

Winston Salem, Smith Reynolds Airport (KINT)

Lat: 36.13°NLon: 80.22°WElev: 968ft.

Fair

83°F

28°C

Humidity 27%
Wind Speed SW 18 G 32 mph
Barometer 29.85 in (1009.8 mb)
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index81°F (27°C)
Last update 11 Mar 5:54 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Winston-Salem NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 5am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 51 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers between 2pm and 3pm.  Temperature falling to around 43 by noon. North wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 55 °F

    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Light south wind becoming southwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light west  after midnight.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 55 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers between 2pm and 3pm. Temperature falling to around 43 by noon. North wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Light south wind becoming southwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light west after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 46.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.
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Point Forecast:
Winston-Salem NC
 36.1°N 80.25°W (Elev. 850 ft)
6:26 pm EDT Mar 11, 2026
6pm EDT Mar 11, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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