HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – The chance for showers and thunderstorms will increase today, thanks to a slow moving cold front coming from the Ohio Valley into our area. Temperatures today will reach into the mid 80’s. By Friday, the front will be to our south and the associated frontal boundary will be over the valley, helping keep a chance for showers and thunderstorms in our forecast. Today should be the warmest day for a while with cooler levels tomorrow and Saturday.
Saturday brings cooler temperatures and dry weather. Sunday into next week may bring more showers and thunderstorms.
Here’s the WSVA local forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley
Today: sunshine mixing with clouds and humid; an afternoon and evening thunderstorm. High 85. Winds west-northwest 3-6 mph.
Tonight: partly cloudy with fog developing overnight. Low 65. Winds light and variable.
Friday: mostly cloudy and humid with a thunderstorm. High 81. Winds north-northeast 4-8 mph.
Friday night: a thunderstorm early. Mostly cloudy. Low 60. Winds northeast 3-5 mph.
Saturday: mostly cloudy and less humid. High 75. Winds southeast 4-8 mph.
Sunday: mostly cloudy and humid with a thunderstorm in the afternoon. High 80. Winds south southwest 6-12 mph.
Monday: cloudy and not as warm. High 75. Winds light and variable.
Sunset today will be at 7:20 p.m.
Sunrise Friday will be at 6:58 a.m.
Moonrise today will be at 1:47 p.m.
Moonset today will be at 10:49 p.m.
Historical weather records for this date at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station
High: 97 in 1897
Low: 32 in 1916
Precipitation: 1.32 in 1945
