HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – Today mirrors Wednesday’s pattern, with another round of scattered storms possible across the Shenandoah Valley. A few spots may pick up a shower or thunderstorm, but most of the region will stay dry. High dew points in the upper 60s to low 70s keep the air unstable each afternoon, fueling the hit‑or‑miss nature of these storms.
The National Weather Service highlights several passing shortwaves sliding through the Mid‑Atlantic. They’re weak systems, not organized fronts, but in a moist air mass they’re enough to spark periodic showers and thunderstorms. This pattern continues into the weekend, with the most active windows expected Thursday through Saturday.
The WSVA local AccuWeather forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley
Today: humid with variable cloudiness; a couple of showers and a thunderstorm this afternoon. High 88. Winds southwest 4-8 mph.
Tonight: a thunderstorm in spots this evening; otherwise, partly cloudy and humid. Low 67. Winds southwest 4-8 mph.
Tomorrow: times of clouds and sun with a couple of showers and a heavy thunderstorm; humid. Storms can bring flooding downpours and localized damaging wind gusts. High 87. Winds southwest 6-12 mph.
Saturday: humid with some sun, then turning cloudy; a thunderstorm in the afternoon. Storms can bring flooding downpours and localized damaging wind gusts. High 87. Winds west southwest 6-12 mph.
Sunday: partly sunny and humid with a thunderstorm in spots in the afternoon. High 89. Winds northwest 4-8 mph.
Monday: partly sunny and hot with a thunderstorm in parts of the area in the afternoon. High 90. Winds northwest 4-8 mph.
Sunset today will be at 8:20 p.m.
Sunrise Friday will be at 6:22 a.m.
Moonset today will be at 2:52 p.m.
Moonrise Friday will be at 12:28 a.m.
Historical weather data for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 104 in 1918
Low: 46 in 1912
Precipitation: 4.21 in 1995
