Is this weather normal in Forsyth County?

North Carolina · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Forsyth County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -4.7. The last 12 months brought 28.8 inches of rain and snow there, 64% of the usual 45.0.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 65°, lows near 42°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Forsyth County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: -0.5°OctNov: +1.7°NovDec: -1.6°DecJan 2026: -2.0°JanFeb: -1.9°FebMar: +7.2°MarApr: +4.7°AprMay: -1.5°MayJun: +1.0°JunJul: +1.2°JulAug: +1.4°AugSep: +4.0°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -1.2 inOctNov: -2.5 inNovDec: -1.5 inDecJan 2026: -1.4 inJanFeb: -0.4 inFebMar: -1.9 inMarApr: -3.1 inAprMay: -0.4 inMayJun: -1.7 inJunJul: +0.6 inJulAug: -1.0 inAugSep: -1.9 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Forsyth County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January49° / 29°3.6 in48.4° 195025.9° 1977
February53° / 31°3.0 in49.8° 201729.1° 1895
March61° / 38°3.8 in58.2° 201234.8° 1960
April71° / 46°4.0 in62.9° 202648.8° 1907
May78° / 55°3.9 in72.6° 189660.1° 1917
June85° / 63°4.2 in78.7° 195267.7° 1907
July88° / 67°4.3 in80.2° 199372.8° 1918
August86° / 66°4.3 in81.4° 200771.8° 1909
September80° / 59°4.1 in76.8° 192563.4° 1918
October71° / 47°3.2 in67.6° 191952.0° 1917
November60° / 37°3.2 in56.0° 198540.8° 1901
December52° / 31°3.5 in52.0° 201529.6° 1917

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Forsyth County

Crime Radar: Winston-Salem, Kernersville

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