Detailed daily weather info, plus winter weather alerts
Detailed daily weather information
As fall advances closer to winter, Winston-Salem area residents know that the weeks and months ahead can bring weather forecasts of everything from sunny days in the 70s to snowy days below freezing. That’s winter in the South.
For those wondering what kind of weather to expect every day at Wake Forest, detailed information is always available thanks to WeatherSTEM stations on top of the Miller Center and the scoreboard at BB&T Field.
The WeatherSTEM stations use a combination of weather instruments and sensors to take environmental measurements and offer frequently updated details on temperature, humidity, the heat index, barometric pressure and more. Forecasts for several days ahead is available, too.
Each station includes a sky camera, with one directed toward Kentner Stadium, Reynolds Gym, Farrell Hall and Wait Chapel, while the other camera is directed across BB&T Field.
The stations also offer information through Facebook and Twitter accounts, which are updated through automation. On Facebook, the accounts are identified as Wake Forest Weatherstem and Wake Forest Football Weatherstem. On Twitter, the stations can be followed @WakeForestWx and @WFUFootballWx.
WeatherSTEM also offers apps for ios and Android.
Information about weather-related closings or delays
Students, faculty and staff at Wake Forest will be informed of any weather-related campus closings and delays this winter by numerous means.
Wake Forest Communications and External Relations will do the following:
- Send a voice message and a text message to all cell phones registered to receive Wake Alert emergency messages. This includes students, faculty and staff who have registered their phones. To register a cell phone, visit Wake Ready.
- Post an announcement on the Wake Alert website.
- Place a banner on top of the University home page (and many other University web pages) that links to the Wake Alert site.
- Distribute an e-mail to students, faculty and staff.
- Post to @WakeAlert Twitter and Facebook (Wake Alert).
- Post on the Inside WFU website.
- Provide information to four area television stations: WXII, WGHP, WFMY and Spectrum News 14.