Isolated Severe Thunderstorms and Critical Fire Weather Tuesday

Isolated severe thunderstorms with strong wind gusts and hail will be possible Tuesday from parts of central Plains northeastward into the Midwest. Additional storms capable of damaging winds will be possible across the eastern Florida peninsula. Elevated to critical fire weather including gusty winds and low relative humidity is forecast again Tuesday over much of the northern Great Plains. Read More >

Current conditions at

Greensboro, Piedmont Triad International Airport (KGSO)

Lat: 36.1°NLon: 79.94°WElev: 925ft.

Mostly Cloudy

42°F

6°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed SW 3 mph
Barometer 30.20 in (1022.7 mb)
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 12 May 5:54 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Winston Salem, Smith Reynolds Airport NC

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, partly sunny through mid morning, then becoming sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 73 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 51. South wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 52 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny through mid morning, then becoming sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 51. South wind 5 to 7 mph.
Wednesday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 47.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
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Point Forecast:
Winston Salem, Smith Reynolds Airport NC
 36.12°N 80.22°W (Elev. 899 ft)
3:36 am EDT May 12, 2026
6am EDT May 12, 2026-6pm EDT May 18, 2026
 
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