Winston Salem, North Carolina

Local Time: 7:07 PM EST on January 07, 2009 (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 36.1° N 80.2° W (Google Map)

Active Advisory: Wind Advisory (US Severe Weather)

	Current Conditions

Downtown Winston-Salem, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (PWS)

Updated: 7:06 PM EST on January 07, 2009

43.6 °F

Clear

Windchill:	39 °F
Humidity:	53%
Dew Point:	28 °F
Wind:	7.0 mph from the WSW
Wind Gust:	7.0 mph
Pressure:	29.60 in (Rising)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	930 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KINT)
Wind Speed:	17.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	242° (WSW)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Winston-Salem	44 °F	Clear	6:54 PM EST
	Greensboro	44 °F	Clear	6:54 PM EST
	Lexington	45 °F	Clear	7:00 PM EST
	Mount Airy	43 °F	Clear	7:04 PM EST

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KGSO)

47 °F

28 °F

Record (KGSO)

71 °F (1982)

14 °F (1988)

Yesterday

57 °F

35 °F

Yesterday's Heating Degree Days: 19

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Ahoskie	73°F
New Bern	72°F
Kill Devil Hills	71°F
Elizabeth City	71°F
Jacksonville	71°F

State Lows:
Reidsville	32°F
Jefferson	32°F
Boone	33°F
Winston-Salem	33°F
Franklin	33°F

Astronomy

January 7, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

7:32 AM EST

5:22 PM EST

Civil Twilight

7:03 AM EST

5:50 PM EST

Nautical Twilight

6:32 AM EST

6:22 PM EST

Astronomical Twilight

6:01 AM EST

6:53 PM EST

Moon

1:41 PM EST (1/7)

3:49 AM EST (1/7)

Length Of Visible Light:

10h 46m

Length of Day

9h 50m

Tomorrow will be 0m 57s longer.

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Waxing Gibbous, 86% of the Moon is Illuminated


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Winston Salem, NC

43.6 °F

Clear

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 27101

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Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
59° F \| 34° F	47° F \| 25° F	47° F \| 32° F	56° F \| 31° F	49° F \| 27° F
Rain Showers 40% chance of precipitation	Chance Rain 30% chance of precipitation	Clear	Chance of Rain 40% chance of precipitation	Clear
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be Much Cooler than today.

Forecast for Forsyth

Updated: 5:25 PM EST on January 7, 2009
Wind Advisory in effect until midnight EST tonight...
	Tonight Mostly clear. Scattered showers early this evening. Windy with lows in the mid 30s. West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph...decreasing to around 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 40 percent.
	Thursday A slight chance of snow showers in the morning. Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Breezy with highs in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Thursday Night Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening...becoming light and variable.
	Friday Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds around 5 mph...becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. » ZIP Code Detail
	Friday Night Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Light and variable winds...becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.
	Saturday Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of rain showers. Not as cool with highs in the upper 50s. » ZIP Code Detail
	Saturday Night Partly cloudy in the evening...then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
	Sunday through Monday Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 40s. Lows in the mid 20s.
	Monday Night through Tuesday Night Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 40s.
	Wednesday Partly sunny. Highs around 40.
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Air quality Forecast for Forsyth County-Winston-Salem-Greensboro-High Point

	Air quality:	AQ Index:	Pollutant:
Yesterday	Good		PM2.5
Yesterday	Good		OZONE
Current	Good		PM2.5
Current	Good		OZONE
Wednesday	Good		PM2.5
Thursday	Good		PM2.5
Friday	Good		PM2.5
Saturday	Good		PM2.5
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Current Air Quality Yesterday's Peak

Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Ravens vs. Titans	3:30 PM CST on January 10, 2009	Chance of Rain, 45 °F
Cardinals vs. Panthers	8:15 PM EST on January 10, 2009	Chance of Rain, 47 °F
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Gators vs. Sooners	8:00 PM EST on January 08, 2009	Clear, 63 °F
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Braves vs. Phillies	8:05 PM EDT on April 05, 2009	Average High 59° F/ 14° C
Nationals vs. Marlins	12:00 PM EDT on April 06, 2009	Average High 80° F/ 26° C
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Manchester United vs. Derby County	7:45 PM GMT on January 07, 2009	Scattered Clouds, High 39° F/ 4° C
Hearts vs. Motherwell	7:45 PM GMT on January 07, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 35° F/ 2° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Budweiser Shootout	8:00 PM EST on February 07, 2009	Average High 68° F/ 19° C
Gatorade Duel 1	2:00 PM EST on February 12, 2009	Average High 68° F/ 19° C
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