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An increasing chance for thunderstorms the rest of the week

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HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – The risk for showers and thunderstorms will increase starting today and continuing into the weekend. A scattered thunderstorm will be possible today. Increasing humidity will lend to more favorable conditions for storms Thursday and continuing into the weekend. Highs climb into the mid and in some areas, upper 80’s starting today. Lows will only drop into the 60s. Another cold front will lower temperatures and humidity for Saturday, but it will likely return as early as Sunday. Next week’s weather could be unsettled, with a chance for more showers and thunderstorms and cooler temperatures.

Here’s the WSVA local forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley


Tonight: partly cloudy. Low 62. Winds south-southwest 3-6 mph.

Thursday: humid with times of clouds and sun; an afternoon thunderstorm. High 85. Winds south-southwest 3-6 mph.

Friday: mostly cloudy and humid with a thunderstorm. High 81. Winds northeast 4-8 mph.

Saturday: mostly cloudy and humid with a thunderstorm in spots in the afternoon. High 75. Winds east-southeast 4-8 mph.

Sunday: humid with a chance for showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy. High 80. Winds south-southwest 3-6 mph.

Sunset today will be at 7:21 p.m.
Sunrise Thursday will be at 6:58 a.m.

Moonrise today will be at 12:48 p.m.
Moonset today will be at 10:05 p.m.

Historical weather data for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 98 in 1897
Low: 36 in 1908
Precipitation: 1.84 in 1934

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